Seated Experts.....any diagnostics for the 1854 25c 'thin date' variety?

DoubleEagle59

Just wondering, as I have looked at the pictures on line of a thin date and normal date and can't see any difference.

coindeuce

There are 4 obverses for 1854 Philadelphia strikes. Obverse 1 is the thin date variety, and the date numerals are virtually even on the horizontal plane. Obverse 3 is the only other obverse with even date (as opposed to slight downward slope left to right), however on obverse 3, a small spur extends down from the left base of the 1. Also on obverse 1 (thin date), the top of the ball of the base of the 5 is noticeably distant from the bottom point of the vertical upright. On obverse 2,3,4 that gap will be very narrow, almost closed.