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Posted 01/10/2011 1:21 pm
Yes this is the fundamentals of the coining process...
2 dies, OBV and REV....But for morgans one must remember the dies represent the intended image or portrait so to speak...
While the first original Obverse of ANA's face remains the same with minor changes, the REV features were changed due to minting issues...
The big book shows (3)type I,II and III Obverse's in which these features will be found on the Obverse dies(and coins)...
While the Reverse coins had many more changes in 1878, things like 8TF, 8 tail feathers, 7TF 7/8 TF, slanted arrow feather, parallel feathers are a few of them....Its by these features we identify the die types and marriages to attribute these years...As noted some of these dies were also used in other years....1878 is a tuff bird to figure out until you figure out and recognize these points.. but it does get much easier......I should note, while these in general are the basic die types, within the 1878 8TF series there were many many more Different reverse types ...This only an basic fundamental post so you get the idea of die types..not meant to be "ALL encompassing". one needs the book to see and study them and learn why there were so many.. ...It does however get much easier after that...
2 dies, OBV and REV....But for morgans one must remember the dies represent the intended image or portrait so to speak...
While the first original Obverse of ANA's face remains the same with minor changes, the REV features were changed due to minting issues...
The big book shows (3)type I,II and III Obverse's in which these features will be found on the Obverse dies(and coins)...
While the Reverse coins had many more changes in 1878, things like 8TF, 8 tail feathers, 7TF 7/8 TF, slanted arrow feather, parallel feathers are a few of them....Its by these features we identify the die types and marriages to attribute these years...As noted some of these dies were also used in other years....1878 is a tuff bird to figure out until you figure out and recognize these points.. but it does get much easier......I should note, while these in general are the basic die types, within the 1878 8TF series there were many many more Different reverse types ...This only an basic fundamental post so you get the idea of die types..not meant to be "ALL encompassing". one needs the book to see and study them and learn why there were so many.. ...It does however get much easier after that...
