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<p>[QUOTE="Ryan McVay, post: 7349732, member: 117904"]Thank you, everyone.</p><p>So what I have concluded is that I am actually comparing two coins that are both classified as 790(a)/1 with a star. Drats two of the "same". But the weights are different so I can assume the heavier one was produced first- because of debasing over time. The obverse portraits are the same but the legends are different. So no die matches on either side. I'm still flabbergasted that these portraits are nearly identical..I did the overlay trick. I'd really like to understand how they did that back then.</p><p>So, now I am going to throw the third coin at you- my portrait image. This according to the McAlee and Sup II would be a new variant for 790A. The Supplemental only calls for the star clasp. Mine has clasp/garland. So to make things worse 790 calls out an (a)=garland and (b)=star. 790A doesn't. The one pictured in the supplemental would be considered (a) which is a star..yes opposite of 790! Confused...look at the photo.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1281913[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryan McVay, post: 7349732, member: 117904"]Thank you, everyone. So what I have concluded is that I am actually comparing two coins that are both classified as 790(a)/1 with a star. Drats two of the "same". But the weights are different so I can assume the heavier one was produced first- because of debasing over time. The obverse portraits are the same but the legends are different. So no die matches on either side. I'm still flabbergasted that these portraits are nearly identical..I did the overlay trick. I'd really like to understand how they did that back then. So, now I am going to throw the third coin at you- my portrait image. This according to the McAlee and Sup II would be a new variant for 790A. The Supplemental only calls for the star clasp. Mine has clasp/garland. So to make things worse 790 calls out an (a)=garland and (b)=star. 790A doesn't. The one pictured in the supplemental would be considered (a) which is a star..yes opposite of 790! Confused...look at the photo. [ATTACH=full]1281913[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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