Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1889 Variety 55


Obverse 56	Reverse AAC

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Misplaced 1 and 8 Digits

Location and Orientation Of Misplaced 1 and 8 Digits

Obverse 56 is identified by date placement at B and the bases of a 1 and 8 digit along the base of the portrait. Obvere 56 has developed moderately heavy to heavy die flow lines.

Reverse AAC has yet to be observed with any die markers.

Comments: During late July 2018, David Killough submitted the above plate coin in order to provide an example of Variety 55 for this book. Variety 55 was initially attributed as Snow 39, with Obverse 56 identified by die lines along the base of the portrait and a repunched 9. Upon examination of David's coin, I determined that the die lines are actually the bases of the 1 and 8 digits from an initial date impression and I discovered that Obverse 56 did not exhibit any date repunching.

The Obverse 56 misplaced digits are the result of an initial date impression that was far to the northeast and rotated approximately 22 degrees counter clockwise with respect to the final date position. Obverse 56 represents the first confirmed 1889 obverse with misplaced digits located in the portrait.

Plate coin: Courtesy of David Killough Collection, AU58