1950 D Observe types.

Hi there.

I was wondering if someone could help me with the D 1950 coins?

These are currently the last ones I need to work out which type they are from the picture provided on their page.

If someone could circle Observe 1, 3, and 4 from the picture for me to show which area on the plant is most noticeable to tell apart the types, it would help a lot.

Kind regards.

That's all you need, but those variations are not reflected in the numista catalog…….

Oh, okay.

I wasn't sure what the differences were in the obverse pictures, so wasn't sure if anyone could have shown me.

Sjoelund

 

That's all you need

My old eyes need more than that. I don't see any differences in the obverses. I need some arrows to point out where to look for. Maybe Cobra had some more explanation on his great website but unfortunately it's no longer accessible.

No, he's no longer amongst us as far as I know, but I have his original in French!

Here are the screenshots and the link to his documentations

and the link: https://monnaiesetvarietes.numista.com/ We (Xavier) managed to copy his site before it was closed😊 I worked together with Michel fo years transforming nearly all of his documentations in pdf format into powerpoint (jpg), which can be shown in numista.

Essor Prof

Sjoelund

 

That's all you need

My old eyes need more than that. I don't see any differences in the observes. I need some arrows to point out where to look for. Maybe Cobra had some more explanation on his great website but unfortunately it's no longer accessible.

See my last mail in this thread, and you'll find the NEW link, which is now in numista's databases. https://monnaiesetvarietes.numista.com/

Thank you very much for that link Ole, I've missed it very much. And it gives us a little bit more information where and what to look at:

Do you know what happened to Michel or why he left? 

Essor Prof

Thank you very much for that link Ole, I've missed it very much. And it gives us a little bit more information where and what to look at:

Do you know what happened to Michel or why he left? 

I assume it's just nature's way. Michel Guèrin (Cobra) did a huge work for us collectors, thanks, although I should probably say RIP, you're not forgotten.

He certainly isn't, especially not by collectors of varieties who know his work.

I thought you meant by “he's no longer amongst us as far as I know”, he's no longer with us on Numista.

I took some time looking at 1, 3, and 4, since 1950D are the only ones with more than one obverse. There might be other noticeable differences, but these stood out the most for me.

Obverse 1: The stem is a full curve and not completely attached.

Obverse 3: The leaf is nearer the stem.

Obverse 4: The leaf is further from the stem.

I took a look as well and came up with this

Sorry for the late reply.

I had a look at mine, but it’s still a challenge for me. With the 54 I currently have, zooming in, they all look like observe 1 for me. I don’t know if it’s due to rarity or areas being worn from age and use. I can try and take a better picture if 

need be.

Finally done it using the different lengths.

I was careful with the lengths as some were much shorter from being warn out, but I found the three.