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knobbyO

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Well, at least it won't roll away on you.

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Another serifed O

From here.

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Cris, that is "AM" I belive, not "AO"

But it does look similar to Nick's photo. Nick's O also looks like the currency symbol: �

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Looks like my source is mistaken. Now that I look at it, it makes more sense for it to be an 'M'.

I'm always thrown by the extra internal flourishes/structure thrown into more decorative and older letters, such as this one:

blackletter O

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Nick's O also looks a bit like a beheaded turtle.

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Well, I could be wrong� very interesting source!

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Ah, the fabled Headless Turtle Hotel of Olde Bohemia...

You guys know about Carter's Walker font system, right?
http://www.themicrofoundry.com/other/walker.gif

And then there's the serif on the "O" in the Olympic Airways logo:
http://195.167.49.234/
More obvious on the actual planes.

hhp

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