Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1863 Variety 17


Obverse 17	Reverse S

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Repunched 8, 6 and 3 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Die File Marks Left Of Ear

Macro Photography Of Obverse 17 Rim Breakage Between 11:30 and 3:00
Upper Section Of Rim Breakage	Mid Section Of Rim Breakage	Lower Section Of Rim Breakage

Reverse Diagnostics

Artifacts Within Shield (Click Image To Enlarge)

Reverse S Die Crack Mapping

Obverse 17 is identified by date placement at RE and date repunching that features initial date impressions to the north within the lower loops of the 8, 6 and 3 digits of the date. Obverse 17 is observed with die file marks to the left of the ear. Obverse 17 has developed rim breakage between 11:30 and 3:00.

Reverse S is rotated 10 degrees clockwise and is observed with artifacts within the vertical shield bars. Reverse S has developed the following die cracks:
1. Die crack segment from the middle arrowhead that extends upward through the outer oak leaves above.
2. Die crack from the rim at 11:30 extends downward into the top left of the shield.

Comments: The Obverse 17 initial date impression within the lower loop of the 3, which was previously unidentified prior to publication in this book, was first identified by David Killough.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of David Killough Collection, AU53