Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1868 Proof 1


Obverse 2	Reverse B

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Lint Hub-Through Within Denticles At 2:45

Artifact Within Denticles at 8:30

Reverse Diagnostics

Artifact At 10:15 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Obverse 2 is identified by date placement at B, a lint hub-through within the denticles at 2:45 and an artifact within the denticles at 8:30.

Reverse B is rotated 160 degrees clockwise and is identified by an artifact within the denticles at 10:15.

Comments: Proof 1 represents the only die pairing striking proof cents in 1868. According to Rick Snow, Proof 1 examples with Reverse B in a 160 degree rotated position account for 15% of the entire mintage of the 1868 Proof 1 Die Pairing.

Plate Coin: Tim Hughes Collection, PR12