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Originally Posted by stina
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Originally Posted by egbeachley
In my opinion, a variation needs to be where the plates were specifically and/or deliberately changed by someone.
the plates were specifically and/or deliberately changed. the "N.Y.." (double dot) was created when they tried to file of the "NAT'l" from the plate. the second dot was created when the bottom portion of the "N" was not fully filed. the "partial Y missing dot" was created when they specifically and/or deliberately tried filing off the extra dot from previous attempts to file the "NAT'L". finally they specifically and/or deliberately got it right and made the "N.Y."
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That's a very interesting take, one worth considering. In the field of coin collecting, early American coins exhibit flaws that were caused by the dies as they were compromised from continued use. As the die cracks got larger, the corresponding flaws on the coins got larger too. And collectors do go after these various die states.
So you could make the argument that the different states of the Doyle card could be collected too. Of course, some documentation would be useful here, such as good images of the card in its various states. Would collectors be interested in acquiring an example of each of these Doyles? Only time will tell. But I found the idea provocative.