1864 2 Cent Piece, Small Or Large Motto?

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coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 09/27/2011 07:03 am I suspect large motto, but I'm just verifying. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 09/27/2011 08:03 am LM Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 09/27/2011 09:27 am see that piece of verdigris makes it tough to tell, makes the D look puffed out like it does in SM. I had asked a seller for a closeup hoping to cherry pick one of these, but once I saw this figured it was most likely LM anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 09/27/2011 09:32 am I just learned this the other night... and I can tell you that's a LM for sure. The small motto uses a font thats totally different. The letters are wider than they are tall, and have very pronounced serifs. There are definitely 3 sizes of the motto however. Yours is larger than mine, which is larger than the small motto. Here's a small motto. Chance Edited by Chancellor Sutler 09/27/2011 09:33 am Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 09/27/2011 11:29 am When the 'D' of GOD or the leaf tips under the 'RUS' of TRUST are obscured I default to the berry stem comparison criteria. The attached side-by-side photo displays the distinctive UPWARD-arching curved stem of the LM(large motto)compared to the relatively straight stem of the SM(small motto). In the photo attached from Sutler in this thread one can definitely observe the straight stem of a SM. Shadow's 2 cent piece is a LM. mdpmedia Report this Post to the Staff
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