Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1889 Variety 62


Obverse 63	Reverse AAJ

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Clash Mark In Front Of eye

8th Feather Die Break (Click Image To Enlarge)

Reverse Diagnostics

Clash Mark Through (C)ENT

Die Crack (Click Image To Enlarge)

Reverse AAJ Die Crack Mapping

Obverse 63 is observed with date placement at LH. Obverse 63 has acquired clash marks and has developed a small die break atop the eighth feather.

Reverse AAJ has acquired a light clash mark through (C)ENT and has developed the following die crack:
1. Moderately heavy die crack from the rim at 6:15 extends upward through the left ribbon end, arrow quill, olive leaves and outer edge of the lowest outer oak leaf, where it exits into the rim at 8:15.

Comments: Several 1889 reverses crack in a similar location as the Reverse AAJ die crack. Since recognizing the specific die crack patterns is necessary for accurate attribution, I have included macro photograpy of the Reverse AAJ die crack as well as the associated die crack mapping.

The difference in severity between the clash marks of Obverse 63 and Reverse AAJ indicates that the clash mark of Obverse 63 was not acquired during the Variety 62 clashing event and was acquired in service during a die pairing other than Variety 62.

Variety 62 was first identified by David Killough, who submitted the above plate coin during early January 2022 for inclusion in this book based on the die crack of Reverse AAJ.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of David Killough Collection, AU50