1884 Vicky Cent Obverse 1 Vs. Obverse 2 What Do You Think?

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kookoox10 Pillar of the Community United States 1054 Posts	Posted 02/15/2013 9:39 pm Picked these two up at a local dealer for $6 a piece and they seem to be in pretty good shape. Does either of these look like the Obverse 1 variety? And what do you think these would grade out at? First set of photos is what I suspect is the Obverse 2 and the second set of 3 is what I think is Obverse 1. Thanks for any helpful info you guys can provide. Report this Post to the Staff

kookoox10 Pillar of the Community United States 1054 Posts	Posted 02/15/2013 9:40 pm Obverse 1? Report this Post to the Staff
papeldog Pillar of the Community Canada 1923 Posts	Posted 02/15/2013 10:32 pm All the coins showing are obverse 2's Report this Post to the Staff
WildYapok Valued Member Canada 83 Posts	Posted 02/15/2013 10:39 pm Nice coins! I agree with papeldog that these are not Obverse #1 - you can tell by the way Victoria has a dimple in her chin for both of them. Obverse #1 has a smooth chin. You can see a great comparison of the various obverses at http://www.piczo.com/Dan-in-Crystal-Lake Report this Post to the Staff
kookoox10 Pillar of the Community United States 1054 Posts	Posted 02/15/2013 11:03 pm That's a great reference WildYapok, thanks gentlemen for the insight. Report this Post to the Staff
papeldog Pillar of the Community Canada 1923 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 12:16 am Another way to tell is to look at the N in regina obverse 1 N's have a long foot on the N Report this Post to the Staff
Bill in Burl Valued Member 197 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 04:10 am And the 3rd marker is whether the tip of the crown impinges on the bead at the top. If the bead is a full circle and not "cut" by the crown tip, it's a #1. If the tip makes the bead even slightly less than a perfect circle, it's a #2. The 4th marker is where the neck truncation comes to a point. On a #1, the neck truncation will end/almost touch the bead directly above the C in Canada. On a #2 (like these pics) the truncation will end just to the left of that ... between the two beads. If you look at them side by side, there is a big difference and that's the marker easiest to see from crappy ebay photos. A #1 also "usually" has a D/C at about 6:00 on both the Obv and Reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
dan-in-crystal-lake Valued Member United States 493 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 07:32 am My go to marker is the bead and crown, confirmed by the N. Report this Post to the Staff
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