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REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES
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1883
Variety 25
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Obverse 30
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Reverse AD
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Obverse Diagnostics
Date Position |
Misplaced 8 or 3 |
Defective Digit Punch Artifact above the 3 |
Obverse 30 is identified by a misplaced 8 or 3 in the denticles directly below the second 8, with date placement at RH.
Reverse AD is yet to be observed with any die markers.
Comments: Variety
25 was
first identified by David Killough, who submitted the above plate coin
during early October 2016 for inclusion in this book based on the
obverse 30 misplaced digit. Examination of the obverse 30
misplaced digit reveals curvature similar to the top right of either an
8 or 3 digit.
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 25 is very similar to variety 24.
However, the misplaced digit for variety 25 is located directly
under the 8 compared to under the right side of the 8 for variety 24.
In addition, the date placement for variety 25 is lower to the
denticles and farther right of the bust point than variety 24.
Plate coin:
David Killough Collection, VF25 (Snow 18 Plate Coin)