Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1865 Fancy 5 Variety 12


Obverse 11	Reverse AB

Obverse Diagnostics

Macro Photography Of Obverse 11 Date Position and Repunching
Date Position	Repunched 18	Repunched 65

Macro Photography Of Obverse 11 Die Rust Within Portrait
Upper Portrait (Click Image To Enlarge)	Central Portrait (Click Image To Enlarge)	Lower Portrait (Click Image To Enlarge)

Macro Photography Of Obverse 11 Die Cracking
Die Crack From 7:00	Die Crack Connecting Tops Of 'NIT' Of UNITED

Reverse Diagnostics

Macro Photography Of Reverse AB Die Cracks From 2:00 and 3:00
Die Crack From 2:00	Die Crack From 3:00

Macro Photography Of Reverse AB Die Crack From 11:00 and Clash Mark Through (C)ENT
Die Crack From 11:00	Clash Mark Through The C Of CENT

Reverse AB.2 Die Crack Mapping

Macro Photography Of Reverse AB.2 Die Cracking
Die Crack From 5:30 (Click Image To Enlarge)	Die Crack From 8:45 (Click Image To Enlarge)	Between 9:30 and 11:00 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Obverse 11 is identified by date placement at LE and date repunching that features initial date impressions to the north above the base of the 1; to the north within both loops and outside left top of the lower loop of the 8; to the south witin the lower loop and base of the 6; to the south withn the lower loop and base of the 5. Obverse 11 develops the following die cracks:
1. Light die crack from 7:00 connecting the bases of the 18 of the date.
2. Die crack connecting the tops of 'U(NIT)ED',

Reverse AB is rotated 13 degrees clockwise and has acquired a clash mark through (C)ENT. Reverse AB has developed the following die cracks:
1. Die crack from the rim at 2:00 upward through the right wreath.
2. Die crack from the ribbon knot extends through the right ribbon, along the middle arrow shaft and lower oak leaves to the rim at 3:00. This die crack splits within the oak leaves at 3:30, where it extends upward through the right wreath and intersects die crack #1.
3. Die crack from the rim at 11:00 downward through the left wreath.
Rev. AB.2: The Reverse AB die crack from 11:00 has now become more severe and extends downward through the left wreath to the rim at 9:30. In addition, Reverse AB has now developed the followig additional die cracks:
4. Die crack from the rim at 5:30 upward through the lower wreath and through the olive leaves.
5. Die crack from the rim at 8:45 extends into the left wreath.
6. Die crack splits downward from die crack #3 at 9:30 and connects with die crack #5.

Comments: The Obverse 11 date repunching is very similar to that of Obverse 9 from the Variety 10 Die Pairing.

During mid May 2020, David Killough submitted a second example of Variety 12 that exhibited additional Reverse AB die cracking, with the die crack from 11:00 now more severe and extending downward through the wreath to the rim at 9:30. David's example represents the latest die state of Variety 12 and has been assigned the Variety 12a die pairing number in order to capture the incremental Reverse AB die state.

Plate Coin (Variety 12): Courtesy of David Killough Collection, VF30
Plate Coin (Variety 12a): Courtesy of David Killough Collection, MS63RB

Die States For 1865 Fancy 5 Variety 12

VARIETY 12 OBVERSE 11 REVERSE AB
VARIETY 12a OBVERSE 11 REVERSE AB.2