1906 Canadian quarter small crown diagnostics?

justsickaboutit

Anybody know how to differentiate the small crown reverse from the large crown on the 1905 Canadian quarter? Any help appreciated. Thanks.

ColinCMR

do you have multiple to compare?

for the regular crown: I believe that the round opening at the bottom of the crown is as wide as the top curve of the 2 to the tip of the 5 of "25 cents"

The small crown extends from the tip of the 5 on the right, but does not fully envelope the width of the top curve on the 2 of "25 cents"

So for the small crown, at the round opening at the crown base, on the left side -- that very point of the crown falls just to the inside of the top left portion of the top curve on 25. and ends at the tip of the 5

ColinCMR

and for the regular crown, that point falls directly down to the outside of the top curve of the 2 in "25 cents"