A Little Help with $2.5 Gold Pieces please Answered thanks.
AlexinPA
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Is this an 'Old' or 'New' reverse and thanks very much for your help.
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AlexinPA
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Yep, new
Thanks very much PQeue and jwitten. The examples that were given were so small I couldn't tell.
http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/coin/detail/97794
Click here and see the helpful comparison PCGS put together, this should help you learn how to spot the difference.
They have many of these comparisons on Coinfacts for varieties but unfortunately they're not easy to track down unless you know what you're looking for. I've asked PCGS customer support to create a repository for them but I don't think they have the resources available to do this at this point. @HeatherBoyd - Just a suggestion I've had that would benefit a lot of collectors, and would maximize the work that the people at PCGS put into these infographics...
Thanks very much.
Got it, thanks so much. The mouse over effect helps a lot. Age got my eyes. Thanks and have a great evening.
Now how can I delete this?
There are several markers that differentiate the old die from the new die. The easiest one for me is the distance of the arrow tip from CA in AMERICA. It's closer on the old die and farther on the new die.
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Why delete an informative post?
Sorry Smudge: I really goofed this from the start. It was supposed to be an Ask a Question. I thought when you got your answer the post would disappear automatically. I suppose by now you can tell I haven't done a lot of posting. I'll let it take it's course, thanks for your help.
AlexinPA---It was a great question and you took a good pic of what you were asking about. I'm sure there are many forum members who found this thread to be quite educational.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Here is the graphic referenced by the other poster (should the URL ever change):
I agree with the others - new reverse.
Thanks @cameonut2011. The visual diagnostics helps me to understand and now safely saved on the forum.