In order to identify the Continental Dollar die variety in the 1784 almanac, one has to look closely. In the case of the reverse, both the 1-C and the 2-C have Massachusetts before New Hampshirein the rings so one has to view the obverse to identify the variety. With the obverse written in German, it is impossible to determine whether we are looking at a 1-C variety that used one R incurrency or the 2-C variety, which uses two Rs. One has to look at the date style and then it becomes obvious. There is no question that the 1784 image is that of the Newman 2-C variety with thematching date font to the real 2-C.

Again, there would not have been sufficient time to create a 2-C variety and then coin it to have an image example that could be sent in the timeframe required by the printer. The 2-C variety hadto be in existence before the letter from the publisher requesting the images.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ROB RODRIGUEZ ON THE CONTINENTAL DOLLARS (http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n44a13.html)