In the small date variety, the '3' has a rounded serif, and there is small a knob, or bulge, in the '7' horizontal element. In the large date variety, the '3' has a pointy serif at top, and the horizontal element of the '7' is straight. For the dime, these two types can be distinguished by noting the '3' and the '7' in the date. There are two varieties the large date and the small date. When the first Seated Liberty half dimes and dimes appeared in 1837, the obverse contained no stars. Beginning in 1866, the coins featured a ribbon with the motto 'In God We Trust' above the eagle. Above the eagle around the rim were the words 'United States of America' and below the eagle around the rim lay the coin denomination. The eagle clutched an olive branch of peace in its right talons and a group of arrows in its left talons.

On quarter, half dollars, and silver dollar coins, the reverse featured a central eagle about to take flight, with a striped shield upon its breast. Before 1860, this wreath consisted of laurel leaves, a traditional Neoclassical image, but beginning that year, the wreath was enlarged and was filled not only with leaves, but also traditional American agricultural products, such as corn and wheat. On these coins, the reverse consistently featured a wreath around the words 'half dime' or 'one dime'. The size of half dimes and dimes necessitated a smaller array of elements. The basic reverse design of Seated Liberty coins depended on the denomination.

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