1884 Large Cent - Is This An OBV 1 Or OBV 2 ?

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TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 07:57 am I am looking in the Charlton's and still can't be sure but it looks more like an Obv 2 * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

doubleeagle59 Pillar of the Community Canada 2495 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 08:47 am obv.#2 Report this Post to the Staff
papeldog Pillar of the Community Canada 1923 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 11:54 am Obverse2 Report this Post to the Staff
colonialtokens Pillar of the Community United States 840 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 12:02 pm I agree Obverse 2 doug Report this Post to the Staff
Paulsz Pillar of the Community Canada 2187 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 2:32 pm Obverse 2. The Obverse 1 has a more rounded chin. And for 1884, there's only one known obv 1 die. That one has a really big lower serif on the N. You'll be able to recognize it immediately Report this Post to the Staff
TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 3:47 pm Thanks for the info & markers. Here's the link to the ebay auction. Feel bad for someone who bids going by the grading service... http://www.ebay.com/itm/CANADA-1884...AOSwA3dYYsCD Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21643 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 4:27 pm All you have to do is look at the grader and the seller. That explains it. Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 5:08 pm the chin marker can be hard to determine with worn coins, the easiest key marker is the extended bottom sheriff in regiNa Report this Post to the Staff
TaeKenDo Pillar of the Community Canada 737 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 5:35 pm Thanks Wade for the visual. I read somewhere that the Crown Jewel doesn't touch the bead at all in the Obv. 1 compared to the 2... Report this Post to the Staff
papeldog Pillar of the Community Canada 1923 Posts	Posted 01/03/2017 7:48 pm The key for this coin is the N in Regina period Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5593 Posts	Posted 01/04/2017 04:55 am For me, the easiest key for an Obv 1 is where the neck truncation meets the bead at the bottom, as well as the chin/throat. Dirt gets into the crevices of the N's (especially the one in Regina) so it's hard to tell where the serif split is sometimes. Also, many times the reflected light makes the N serif hard to discern. You can never go wrong with the neck truncation. Report this Post to the Staff
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