Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1865 Fancy 5 Variety 31


Obverse 27	Reverse AZ

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Clash Marks Between Feathers 8 and 9

Reverse Diagnostics

Reverse AZ Die Crack Mapping

Heavy Die Crack From 12:30

Heavy Die Crack Between 2:15 and 3:45

Clash Marks To The Right Of The Denomination

Obverse 27 is observed with date placement at LE. Obverse 27 has acquired clash marks between feathers 8 and 9 from a clashing event with Reverse AZ.

Reverse AZ is rotated 9 degrees counter clockwise and has acquired clash marks to the right of the denomination from a clashing event with Obverse 27. Reverse AZ develops the following die cracks:
1. Heavy die crack from the rim at 12:30 into the top right of the shield.
2. Heavy die crack from the rim at 2:15 downward through the right wreath to the middle arrowhead.
3. Moderately heavy die crack from the denticles at 3:45 and through the bottom edge of the middle arrowhead to the middle of the lower arrowhead.

Comments: The Reverse AZ die cracking between 2:15 and 3:45 is severe and may yield a break in a subsequent die state.

Variety 31 was first identified by this author during mid May 2018.

Plate coin: Keith Bock Collection, VG8