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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 26681049, member: 66&quot;]The Spiked Chin is not <b>A</b> variety, it is actually four varieties, and the obv die was actually used on FIVE varieties.&nbsp; It was first used to strike C-3 and on that one it did not have the spiked chin.&nbsp; Then the bolt got smashed and that same pair of dies,&nbsp; with the spiked chin, was called C-5.&nbsp; The damaged die was then paired with three more reverse dies to create C-6, C-7, and C-8.&nbsp; C-5 is scarce, C-6 is common but hard to get because the reverse breaks down spectacularly with something like 22 different cataloged dies stages.&nbsp; Many half cent collectors collect it by die stage so the high demand makes it harder to find.&nbsp; C-7 is rare, the second rarest of the 1804 varieties.&nbsp; C-8 is common, but since the other spiked chins are tough for other reasons it pushes the average collector that wants a spiked chin to the C-8 increasing the demand there. </p><p><br /></p><p>All of the Spiked Chins shown so far in the thread are C-8&#039;s except Clawcoins.&nbsp; The image is too dark to say too much about it but it is NOT a Spiked Chin, and it either is not an 1804 or it may not be real.&nbsp; &nbsp; It has the narrow A in half and the leaves in the cluster to the right of the F both extend above the F.&nbsp; Those were last used in 1802 on the 1802 rev of 1800.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for what the Obv die looked like shortly after the bolt got mashed, here is a high grade early die stage C-5.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1702481[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is the rev of C-6 in Manley Stage 11</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1702482[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And this is a C-8 identifiable by the dull die crack from the upright of R in AMERICA to the rim.&nbsp; It is also clearly visible on the other C-8&#039;s in the thread.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1702483[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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