Mintage:
36,400,000
Comments:
This date is found easily throughout the grading spectrum,
but
they are premium priced due to the one year type status this date
holds. Many coins encountered are from late die state working
dies that were worn and wlll impart mushy details on the coins minted.
Since scarcity isn't an issue, collectors should take the
time to
find attractive, well struck 1859 cents. In addition,
collectors
should be very attentive to grading. Grading standards have
degraded and many coins, including slabbed ones, are overgraded to
varying degrees. Special attention must be paid to the copper
nickel issue, as these wear differently than the bronze issue because
of the composition difference.
Snow 1 is the best die variety for the year. Snow 1, Snow 2,
and Snow 3 are included in the top 100 varieties list.
Rarity Estimaes for 1859 Varieties
Emission Sequence of 1859 Obverses and
Reverses
*Click on variety number to
proceed to that variety page*
| Top 100 |
Variety Number |
Obv |
Rev |
Date Position |
Obverse / Reverse Attributes |
Cross Reference |
| * |
1 |
3 |
C |
LE |
Repunched 1859 to
the Southwest |
Snow 1, RPD-001 |
| * |
2 |
4 |
D |
C |
Repunched 185 to the
South / Reverse Die Crack from 5:30 to 3:00 During Die Stage B |
Snow 2, RPD-002 |
| * |
3 |
5 |
E |
LH |
Repunched Date:
Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif and
Base Of The 1; To The Southeast Within The Lower Loop and To The South
Below The Base Of The 8; To The North Above The 5; To The North Above
The Top and Within The Upper Loop Of The 9 |
Snow 3, RPD-003 |
|
4 |
6 |
F |
RH |
Repunched 9 to the
West |
Snsow 4, RPD-004 |
|
5 |
7 |
G |
C |
Repunched 9 to the
South |
Snow 5, RPD-005 |
|
6 |
8 |
H |
C |
Repunched 18 to the
East |
Snow 6, RPD-006 |
|
7 |
9 |
I |
RE |
Repunched 18 to the
North and 9 to the South |
Snow 7, RPD-007 |
|
8 |
10 |
J.2 |
LE |
Reverse Cud Between
4:30 and 5:00 |
CUD-001 |
|
9 |
11 |
J |
RH |
Reverse Die Crack
Between 4:30 and 5:00 |
|
|
10 |
12 |
K |
RH |
Reverse Cracks from
12:30, 4:00, 7:15, 8:15 and 10:15 |
|
|
11 |
13 |
L |
RH |
Reverse Cracks From
2:30, 3:45, 9:00 and 11:00 |
|
|
12 |
14 |
M |
C |
Cud Between 11:30
and 12:45 |
|
| 13 | 15 | N | RH | Reverse Rim Break: Rim Break At 10:00 | |
Rarity Estimates for 1859 Varieties
| Variety |
Rarity |
| 1 |
URS-9 |
| 2 |
URS-9 |
| 3 |
URS-9 |
| 4 |
URS-9 |
| 5 |
URS-9 |
| 6 |
URS-9 |
| 7 |
URS-9 |
| 8 |
URS-6 |
| 8.2 |
URS-6 |
| 9 |
URS-9 |
| 10 |
URS-9 |
| 11 |
URS-8 |
| 12 |
URS-6 |
| 13 | URS-8 |
Emission Sequence For 1859 Obverses and
Reverses
| Obverses / Reverses |
Die Pairings |
| Reverse J |
P-8 P-9
|