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Details of the design changes can be found in this MSWord file.

ODV-001
(LIBERTY in Low Relief)
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Proof
1913
1914
1915
1913-D
1914-D
1915-D
1913-S
1914-S
1915-S
1913
1914
1915

ODV-002
(LIBERTY in Medium Relief)
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Proof
1916
1917
1918
1919

1916-D
1917-D
1918-D
1919-D

1916-S
1917-S
1918-S
1919-S



ODV-003
(Thicker, Straighter Left Ribbon)
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Proof
1920

1924

1920-D

1924-D

1920-S

1924-S


Photo Courtesy of Heritage Auctions
ODV-004
(Enhanced Lower Hair and Ribbon Knot)
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Proof
1921


1921-S


Photo Courtesy of Heritage Auctions

ODV-005
(Straighter Left Ribbon)
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Proof
1923 1923-S


ODV-006
(Straighter Left Ribbon)
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Proof
1925

1925-D

1925-S

Photo Courtesy of Heritage Auctions

ODV-007
(Wide Curved Ribbon with Overlapping Digit)
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Proof
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930

1934

1936
1937
1926-D
1927-D
1928-D
1929-D


1934-D

1936-D
1937-D
1926-S
1927-S
1928-S
1929-S
1930-S



1936-S
1937-S








1936
1937

ODV-008
(Middle of the Left Ribbon is Thin but Complete)
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Proof
1931-S

ODV-009
(Middle of the Left Ribbon is Strengthened, but Thin, Complete)
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Proof
1935


1935-D

1938-D
1935-S





Red = Ex. Rare, Blue = Rare, Pink = Scarce

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