Obverse: hair above Liberty's ear first (strand separation → smooth patch), then cotton bolls/wheat, cheek luster breaks, coronet/cap as confirmation. Reverse: eagle's breast feathers first, wreath bow, neck/wing tips, rim/denticles. The 30-second scan: ear hair → cheek → breast → bow → rim.
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