1853 Standing Liberty Quarter / SLQ A&r - "l" Whiskers Variety?

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dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 01/07/2013 1:30 pm Of course I've named what I think is my own variation in this example I own I've scoured, and I mean scoured, HA, Tele-Trade, you name it, and have looked at an easy 100 AU + examples and I can not find one that has these under the "L" on the reverse am I seeing things or are those whiskers? perhaps the rays were struck wrong at first on the planchet? PLEASE click the image to enlarge thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 01/07/2013 2:39 pm I have an 1853 I'll look at when I get home tonight... who knows? Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 01/07/2013 2:45 pm The highlight of my day is I just got off the phone with Larry Briggs. I sent him this link for his expert opinion. He stated that 119 different dies were used for this overly produced year. There could be many different varieties that exist due to the logistics of the die pairings at the mint. So you are correct Dave, who knows. Report this Post to the Staff
Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 01/07/2013 10:20 pm Nope, nothing like that on mine... although I did notice a die crack coming off both arrow heads on the obverse Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 01/08/2013 12:08 am My guess is an over enthusiastic die polish was done right before this coin was struck, the polish stretched the lines on the die. Best guess. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 01/08/2013 08:35 am Quote: although I did notice a die crack coming off both arrow heads on the obverse Dave, you have an "arrows on the obverse" Seated Liberty? Is it a Pattern? No "whiskers" on my A&R Quarter or Half. Edited by oih82w8 01/08/2013 08:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 01/08/2013 08:51 am Aren't these radial die cracks? Report this Post to the Staff
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1853 SLQ A&r - "L" Whiskers Variety?