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<p>[QUOTE="Kazmer81, post: 1288834, member: 28885"]No, I don't think so. I just check five quarters in my change and the reverse was 180 degrees opposite the front. On my type b, the reverse rotation is about 170-175 degrees different. Meaning, if you hold the coin by the edges with your thumb and forefinger (with obverse ("heads" side of the coin) facing you) and flip the coin so that the top takes the place of the bottom, the reverse takes the place of the obverse, but the reverse is not straight. The eagles head should line up directly above its feet, but on the type b, the eagles head in this case lines up to the left of its left foot, because the rotation is off. Can anyone validate this?</p><p><br /></p><p>It does not show as being a very dramatic rotation difference in the image below, but it is noticeable. Especially when you compare it to other quarters. Anyway, here is the photo:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://thumbs.webs.com/Members/viewThumb.jsp?siteId=70459949&fileID=257926026&size=thumb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>notice the arrow that the eagle is standing on, on most quarters it is horizontal when the coin is flipped over in this manner with Georges head in the upright position.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kazmer81, post: 1288834, member: 28885"]No, I don't think so. I just check five quarters in my change and the reverse was 180 degrees opposite the front. On my type b, the reverse rotation is about 170-175 degrees different. Meaning, if you hold the coin by the edges with your thumb and forefinger (with obverse ("heads" side of the coin) facing you) and flip the coin so that the top takes the place of the bottom, the reverse takes the place of the obverse, but the reverse is not straight. The eagles head should line up directly above its feet, but on the type b, the eagles head in this case lines up to the left of its left foot, because the rotation is off. Can anyone validate this? It does not show as being a very dramatic rotation difference in the image below, but it is noticeable. Especially when you compare it to other quarters. Anyway, here is the photo: [IMG]http://thumbs.webs.com/Members/viewThumb.jsp?siteId=70459949&fileID=257926026&size=thumb[/IMG] notice the arrow that the eagle is standing on, on most quarters it is horizontal when the coin is flipped over in this manner with Georges head in the upright position.[/QUOTE]
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