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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2591003, member: 78244"]I feel you are deluding yourself by seeing what you want to see.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I just looked again. The letters on the small motto take up 50% of the vertical length of the ribbon, while on the large motto, it is closer to 75%. I look at the U, and I see very little space between the ribbon and the letter, indicative of the large motto. Then I look at the I. On the coin you bought, it is clearly 75% of the length of the ribbon. Look at the D. On the small motto, the shape of the hole inside resembles a D as well. On the large motto, it resembles an enlongated oval. I see the enlongated oval on your coin. These are facts from simple observation.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I try to see a small motto variety from pictures, my go-to diagnostic is the leaf. If I can't tell from the pictures, such as in this case, I go to the D in GOD. The D is clearly that of the Large Motto.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope for your sake you can prove me wrong.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2591003, member: 78244"]I feel you are deluding yourself by seeing what you want to see. I just looked again. The letters on the small motto take up 50% of the vertical length of the ribbon, while on the large motto, it is closer to 75%. I look at the U, and I see very little space between the ribbon and the letter, indicative of the large motto. Then I look at the I. On the coin you bought, it is clearly 75% of the length of the ribbon. Look at the D. On the small motto, the shape of the hole inside resembles a D as well. On the large motto, it resembles an enlongated oval. I see the enlongated oval on your coin. These are facts from simple observation. When I try to see a small motto variety from pictures, my go-to diagnostic is the leaf. If I can't tell from the pictures, such as in this case, I go to the D in GOD. The D is clearly that of the Large Motto. I hope for your sake you can prove me wrong.[/QUOTE]
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