1798 Style 1 hair or Style 2 hair?

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• BillJones Posts: 35,072 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2020 9:01AM

  I am sorry, but you out of focus picture is giving me a headache Here is a 1798 cent with the "Type 2" hair style. The difference in the extra curl above the "1" in the date.

  
  

  This 1797 large cent has "Type 1" hair as all 1797 large cents have. When you campare the two you will see a difference that is hard to forget.

  
  

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• Walkerguy21D Posts: 11,824 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2020 9:02AM

  Based on what little I can make out, I believe it's the Second Hairstyle.

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• Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2020 9:44AM edited March 23, 2020 9:48AM

  @Walkerguy21D said:
  Based on what little I can make out, I believe it's the Second Hairstyle.

  Based on what I can make out, I believe it's the First Hairstyle.
  Probably S-153.

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• CoinHoarder Posts: 2,653 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2020 10:40AM

  Thank you for your replies. I really have a hard time photographing copper.

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2020 11:12AM

  Looks like Type One.... based on the missing curl... unless that is to blurred in the picture to be seen. Cheers, RickO

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• Walkerguy21D Posts: 11,824 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2020 11:18AM

  @Insider2 said:

  @Walkerguy21D said:
  Based on what little I can make out, I believe it's the Second Hairstyle.

  Based on what I can make out, I believe it's the First Hairstyle.
  Probably S-153.

  Yep - I see it now. Bill's pictures are MUCH better than the ones in Breen's book!

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