Question about 1979 SBA Dollar varieties...

MrEureka

I know about the wide and narrow obverse rim varieties. A couple of questions, though.

Do the reverse dies also come both ways?

If they do, are there any rare obverse/reverse die combinations?

DIMEMAN

I would bet there are some.

ECHOES

Great question, something new to look for...

LanLord

I was under the impression that the terms "wide rim" and "narrow rim" were misnomers, the placement of the date was actually what differed in the two, therefore the multi-angled rim was the same width on both types.

If that's the case, the reverse shouldn't have any differences unless the placement of design elements changed there too.

JBK

@LanLord said:
I was under the impression that the terms "wide rim" and "narrow rim" were misnomers, the placement of the date was actually what differed in the two, therefore the multi-angled rim was the same width on both types.

This was sort of my understanding as well. I understand that the rims can appear to be various thicknesses/widths, but the distance of the date to the inside of the rim is the real differentiator as I recall.