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REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES
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1883
Variety 24
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Obverse 29
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Reverse AC
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Obverse Diagnostics
Date Position |
Misplaced 8 or 3 |
Defective Digit Punch Artifact above the 3 |
Obverse 29 is identified by a misplaced 8 or 3 in the denticles below the right half of the second 8, with date placemnet at RH
Reverse AC is rotated 5 degrees counter clockwise.
Comments: During early
October 2016, David Killough submitted the above plate coin in order to
illustrate variety 24 for this book.
Although
it appears to be date repunching, the anomaly above the 3 digit is an
artifact from the digit punch utilized in 1883 to impress the date into
the working die. As a result, many 1883 obverses will exhibit
this digit punch defect above the 3 in the date.
Variety 24 is very similar to variety 25.
However, the misplaced digit of variety 24 is located under the
right half of the 8 compared to directly under the 8 for variety 25.
In addition, the date placement for variety 24 is higher and
directly under the bust point compared to variety 25.
Plate coin:
David Killough Collection, VF30 details