Doughty on U.S. Cents: A Reprint |
Common terms and phrases
16 leaves beneath border milling centre ciphers close coins collectors crack beginning crack extending D of UNITED date at base date at top date is curved die-crack appears die-crack beginning die-crack extends dividing line Edge evenly spaced extends downward fellows figure 9 final Head of Liberty highest leaf terminates Inclination of wreath Large date left branch left stem left wreath stem length of date length of denominator Length of stems Length of word length of wreath letter L LIBERTY at top Liberty Cap Liberty to right line of fraction lower left point lowest curl lowest leaf Maris Measurements milled border nearest point pendant ribbon ends planchet point of union Rev.-Rev right ribbon right stem right wreath stem Small date specimens star stems from point tip of nose touches the bust touches the hair touches the letter uncirculated union to terminus UNITED varieties widely spaced word LIBERTY