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Is there a normal 1956 Quarter Type B?

Many of the business strike 1956 B's show the weak (and short) leaf in the stem intersection above T of QUARTER, but the ES is the normal wide gap for a type B. Anybody have a feel for a more definite per centage of these?

Others show a strong leaf like an ordinary type B, but the ES gap is narrow like a non-B.
At the moment, all I know for sure is from the picture. Can somebody verify it from an actual coin?

Let us do a census. Are there any other varieties out there? How many of each?

I would have liked to have spent a little more time researching these, but I best get these links up before they expire.


Narrow ES gap (Strong leaf)
http://cgi.ebay.com/1956-P-Washington-Silver-Quarter-Type-B-Reverse-Gem-BU_W0QQitemZ260459440232QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item3ca497a868&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14


Weak leaf in stem intersection above T of QUARTER. I have this coin. That leaf is even weaker than the picture. (Wide ES)
http://cgi.ebay.com/1964-Washington-Quarter-Type-B-reverse-ANACS-MS64-BU_W0QQitemZ280383825220QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item45edd64619&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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