Obverse 3 is identified by date placement at RH and class IV offset hub
doubling on LIBER of LIBERTY.
Reverse D is identified by off center clash marks of ICA of AMERICA and
denticles from the rim at 12:30 to the central part of reverse D.
Comments: The
clash marks of reverse D are the result of a casual hardness test to
ascertain if the working die was soft enough to receive impressions
from the reverse working hub. It should be noted that the
clash marks were imparted to a blank working die prior to any hubbing
impressions from the working hub.
Rick Snow of Eagle Eye Rare Coins was very kind in allowing me to use
his images to illustrate variety 1 for this book. The above
plate coin is the finest known example of variety 1 and it is a
pleasure to exhibit the coin on this web page.
