Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States - A Complete Encyclopedia

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II. Three leaves below each wing.

1. Paired berries below D of UNITE
A.Star 15 points below bust point (BB-15)
B. Star 15 points above bust point (BB-19)

2. Paired berries below first T of STATES
A. Diagonal bar behind top curl towards star 5 (BB-27)
B. Lowest curl passes through star 1 (BB-26)
C. E in LIBERTY punched over erroneous R (BB-15)

1795 Draped Bust Dollars

Easy-Finding Guide
1. Top left curl under B of LIBERTY (BB-51)
2. Top left curl under E of LIBERTY (BB-52)

1796 Dollars

Easy Finding Guide
I. Berry below left foot of I in UNITED (BB-64)
II. Leaf touches first S of STATES

1. Leaves touch N, T and D of UNITED (BB-65)
2. No leaves touch letters of UNITED (BB-61)

III. Paired berries below first S of STATES
1. In date, 1 is distant from curl (BB-62)
2. Two points of star 1 touch hair curls (BB-66)
3. One point of star 1 touches hair curl (BB-63)

1797 Dollars

Easy-Finding Guide
I. Obverse: 6 stars on right (BB-71)
II. Obverse: 7 stars on right

1. Reverse: .Small letters, paired berries below first S of STATES (BB-72)
2. Reverse: Large letters, leaf below first S of STATES (BB-73)

1798 Small Eagle Dollars Easy-Finding Guide

1. Obverse: 13 stars (BB-82)
2. Obverse: 15 stars (BB-81)

1798 Heraldic Eagle Dollars

Easy-Finding Guide
I. Knob Tail 9, Arc star pattern

1. 1 and S virtually touch curl and bust (BB-95)

2. 1 and S separated from curl and bust (BB-94)

II. Knob tail to 9, Line star pattern

1. Star points left of center of B in PLURIBUS (BB-93)
2. Final A well separated from claw (BB-96)
3. Final A appears to touch claw. Obverse star pairs 10-11 and 11-12 equally spaced (BB- 92)
4. Final A appears to touch claw. Star pair 10-11 three times as wide as star pair 11-12 (BB- 91)

III. Pointed tail to 9, Arc star pattern
1. Only 4 berries (BB-125)

2. Star appears to touch 'upper beak point
A. Leaf point just left of left base of (BB-116)
B. Leaf point under left upright of I (BB-117)

3. Leaf point right of center of I (BB-118)

4. Top of 8 touches bust.

A.Middle berry on right joins leaf point (BB- 104)
B. Middle berry on right distant from leaf point (BB-105)

5. Star points to I of PLURIBUS.
A. Star S closer to Y than star 13 is to bust (BB-102)
B. Star S farther from Y than star 13 is to bust (BB-121)

6. Star point distant from cloud 1.
A. Right base of F closer to cloud 8 than top is to border (BB-103)
B. Star 8 points to base of Y (BB-106)
C. Star 7 and S close; to L and Y than star 13 is to bust (BB-107)
D. Die chip between stat 13 and bust. Middle berry on right closer to leaf above (BB-108)
E. Die chip between star 13 and bust. Middle berry on right closer to leaf below (BB-109)

7. Star point appears to touch cloud 1.
A. 8 high and vertical (appears to lean right) (BB-113)
B. Base of IB closer than width of upright of I (BB-110)
C. Star 1 to curl is same distance as star 8 is to Y (BB-111)
D. Star 1 to curl is twice distance of star 8 to Y (BB-112)

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