Obverse 17 is observed with date position at B. Obverse 17
develops a rim break from 7:00 to 8:00.
Reverse
AH may be identified by a die chip off the lower right side of ON(E)
and a thread-like artifact
entering
the right side of the shield from the right wreath. Within
the
vertical bars of the shield, the artifact seems to fray. In
addition, lint hub-throughs are seen throughout the
entire wreath.
Comments:
The
lint and thread-like
artifacts are a result of hub-throughs during the die making process.
These fibers were caught between the working hub and the
working
die during hubbing impressions, thus the term 'hub-through'.
My
explanation of the cause of the reverse anomaly is based on the many
lint hub-throughs within the wreath, a well as the fraying of the
thread-like artifact within the shield.
All examples I have seen of Variety 18 exhibit the obverse rim break
and weakness on
the right half of the date and corresponding weakness on the righ half
of the shield.
