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Design types · Obverse (ODT)

Straight pointed 9 obverse (ODT11)

Bottom of the 9 is straight and very sharp tipped.

The shape of the first two digits of the date is the tell that this is a different design type. Again, this is a one-year type created by an awkwardly different shape to the nine digit in the year. Because the first two digits were in the galvano as a part of the master engraving, any changes in the shape of the 19 of the date constitutes a design change and not merely a modification or retooling.

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