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MarkyB
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by MarkyB » Fri Feb 24, 2023 3:02 am
My rule of thumb:
<2 denticles=very near date
2 denticles=near date
2.5 denticles=normal
3 denticles=far date
>3 denticles=very far date
I would consider yours a far date. There is a guide under attribution 101 and a range for each term.
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messydesk
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by messydesk » Fri Feb 24, 2023 3:53 am
Far date, but not very far. The left edge of the 1 has to be clearly past the left edge of the 4th denticle.
Take a look at
this section of the Attribution 101 page that discusses date position.
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lhnumis1
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by lhnumis1 » Fri Feb 24, 2023 4:44 am
Thanks to messydesk & MarkyB. I will try to match a far date to my piece...below find reverse images for the piece.

- REVERSE
- DOLLAR1884LOT403REV.jpg (69 KiB) Viewed 441 times

- REVERSE CLASH DETAIL
- DOLLAR1884LOT403REV4.jpg (39.17 KiB) Viewed 441 times
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lhnumis1
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by lhnumis1 » Fri Feb 24, 2023 5:50 am
Below find additional images for the obverse of the piece.

- SLIGHTLY DOUBLED CLASH @ NECK
- DOLLAR1884LOT403OBV6.jpg (7.27 KiB) Viewed 439 times

- CLASHES # PHRYGIAN CAP, THE 2ND TRIANGLE CLASH SLIGHTLY DOUBLED @ LEFT, ETC...
- DOLLAR1884LOT403OBV7.jpg (43.79 KiB) Viewed 439 times
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lhnumis1
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by lhnumis1 » Fri Feb 24, 2023 5:08 pm
VAM 27 seems the closest fit...but, with the description & 4 images it seems unlikely that it is identical to the coin in hand as only the slanted nature of the date and date location (far right limit of far date) match. Are there other images or descriptions available for VAM 27? These might help confirm a match.