If a buffalo on a mound is a different type

topstuf · September 3, 2016 1:30PM

From one on flat ground, shouldn't the off center 1795 draped bust dollar be a different type from a centred one?

BStrauss3 · September 3, 2016 1:43PM

The difference is that in 1795 all dies were hand cut - a master die might have been used for the central figure, but everything else...

In 1913 there were true master dies, so the two types are different masters.

Or - I'm mindful of the example from business law where we were presented with the facts from two very, very similar cases and then told they were decided differently and asked why. Eventually after much attempts to find meaningful differences in the nits, the prof gave us the answer: two different courts at different times...

TommyType · September 3, 2016 2:13PM

It probably comes down to the "Type" vs. "Variety" question that has been debated here before.

I like the explanation that one is intentional, vs. the other being accidental.....but your mileage may vary, and someone will find an example that probably breaks the rules.

ricko · September 3, 2016 9:55PM

Good explanation BStrauss3.....Even after almost 17 years on the forum I am still surprised at some of the questions and answers that arise....that is one of the things that make numismatics so endlessly interesting. Cheers, RickO

koynekwest · September 4, 2016 12:27PM

In my opinion it's a different VARIETY, not a different type. A variety is a variation of the same TYPE (same design) while a type would be a completely different DESIGN. It seems that ANACS gets it right while the other TPGs do not (with apologies to our host, of course.)

If a buffalo on a mound is a different type

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