DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES


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1884 Variety 26






Obverse 29

Reverse AD



Obverse Diagnostics



Date Position



Obverse 29 Die Crack Mapping


Reverse Diagnostics



Reverse AD Die Crack Mapping



Primary Die Cracking (Click Image To Enlarge)


Obverse 29 is observed with date placement at RE and has cracked.

Reverse AD has cracked.

Comments:  Variety 26 is characterized by die cracking of both Obverse 29 and Reverse AD, with Reverse AD the more severely cracked of the two.  The die cracking between 8:15 and 9:15 represents the most severely cracked of Reverse AD.

Variety 26 was first identified by David Killough, who submitted the above plate coin during late June 2024 for inclusion in this book based on the die cracking of Obverse 29 and Reverse AD.

Plate Coin:  Courtesy of David Killough Collection, VF35

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