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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2499665, member: 1892&quot;]One minor problem with the &quot;O/S&quot; theory - not that I disbelieve it - is that the center stroke of an actual &quot;S&quot; punch is a <b>ton</b> thicker (and more horizontal in orientation) than it shows up on any of the three varieties. Maybe [USER=1765]@messydesk[/USER] can better address the idea of whether there exist thinner-stroke S punches in the 1881-1882 timeframe; I don&#039;t know off the top of my head.</p><p><br /></p><p>When overlaid (I picked a typical 1882-S for the overlay), it&#039;s clear that only the very tips of the serifs will reach outside the bounds of the O. Here&#039;s one sample Heritage coin (others are to be found) which certainly <i>seems</i> to show them (or remnants of them), in the correct location according to my overlay:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/morgan-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1882-o-s-1-strong-ms65-pcgs-secure-o-s-recessed-vam-4/a/1173-5202.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/morgan-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1882-o-s-1-strong-ms65-pcgs-secure-o-s-recessed-vam-4/a/1173-5202.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515" rel="nofollow">https://coins.ha.com/itm/morgan-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1882-o-s-1-strong-ms65-pcgs-secure-o-s-recessed-vam-4/a/1173-5202.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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