identifying the bun dyes... by date spreads?

[scott]

as has been said, each of the early buns were manually cut, having slight differances or larger spreads, and some of reverses especially are hard to pick out in fine or lower, but if we have all these differant datespreads surly we can find out exactly what dye it is using this method?

[azda]

as has been said, each of the early buns were manually cut, having slight differances or larger spreads, and some of reverses especially are hard to pick out in fine or lower, but if we have all these differant datespreads surly we can find out exactly what dye it is using this method?

Apparently Scott, there has been 2 very good books published on this very subject. Freeman and Gouby?

[davidrj]

as has been said, each of the early buns were manually cut, having slight differances or larger spreads, and some of reverses especially are hard to pick out in fine or lower, but if we have all these differant datespreads surly we can find out exactly what dye it is using this method?

The narrow dates in 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, & 1879 are different dies to the normal wide dates of the same years. The most noticable difference being the narrow dates have a thinner lighthouse

Date spacing appears to be variable over most of the bun (and the veiled head) series, and in general is random with respect to dies

You need to get hold of a copy Michael Gouby's book for details of known combinations.

Date spacing is regarded as insignificant by most collectors, but it's quite good fun to try and get the range for each date even with cheap very worn examples. For example I have 4 different 1871s (they are all crap though)

David

Edited August 30, 2011 by davidrj