DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES


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1893

Mintage:  46,640,000

Proof:  2,195

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Rarity Estimates for 1893 Varieties

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Top  100 Variety Number Obv Rev Date Position Obverse / Reverse Attributes Cross Reference
Proof 1 1 A B Proof Die, Die Chip Within Lower Loop of the 9 / Proof Die Snow PR1
1 3 C LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions Located To The North and West Within The Upper Loop Of The 3 Digit; Artifacts Among The Denticles Below The Date; Die Lines Spanning The Entire Field Area / Artifacts Among The Vertical Shield Bars
2 4 D LE Cracked Reverse Die:  Moderate Reverse Die Cracking Between 3:15 and 5:00; Rev. D.2:  Die Cracking Severe and Additional Severe Die Crack From 3:45
3 5 E C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impresson To The Northwest Within The Lower Loop Of The 8, Initial Date Impression To The South Within The Lower Loop Of The 9 and Initial Date Impressions To The South Within Both Loops Of The 3 / Rev. E.2:  Die Cracks From 3:30, 5:00, 5:15, 8:15 and 9:15
5 7 G LE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Within The Lower Loop Of The 8, Within Both Loops Of The 9 and Within The Upper Loop Of The 3 / Die Crack From 4:30 Snow 2, RPD-002
7 9 I RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif Of The 1; To The North Within and Above The Lower Loop, As Well As To The South Within The Upper Loop Of The 8; To The North Above The Upper Loop and Within Both Loops Of The 9; To The North Of All Elements, As Well As To The South Below The Upper Loop Of The 3; Rim Breaks Between (2:30 and 4:15) and (7:30 and 8:00) Snow 4, RPD-005
* 9 11 K LH Repunched Date:  Wide Initial Date Impressions To The North Within Both Loops and Above The Upper Loop Of The 8, To The North Within The Lower Loop and Above The Upper Loop Of The 9 andTo The North Above The Upper Loop Of The 3 Snow 6, RPD-001
12 14 N RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Left Side Of The Upper Loop Of The 8; To The North Above The Upper Loop and Within The Upper and Lower Loops Of The 9; To The North Above The Upper Loop Of The 3; Misplaced Digit:  Possible Misplaced 3 Digit Within The Denticles Below and To Left Of The Primary 3 Of The Date / Rim Breaks Between 5:00 and 6:30 Snow 9, RPD-009
14 16 P B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The North Above The Upper Loop, Lower Loop and Ball Of The 3, Die Line In Denticles Below 3; Obv. 16.2:  Obverse 16 Acquires Clash Marks / Rev. P.2:  Reverse P Acquires Clash Marks Snow 11, RPD-011
17 19 S B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The West Within The Lower Loop Of The 8; Obv. 19.2 Rim Break Between 1:45 and 2:30 Snow 14, RPD-014
18 20 T LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 8 Snow 22
19 21 U LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Flag Of The 1, To The South Below The Right Side Of The Upper Loop Of The 8, To The South Within The Lower Loop Of The 9 and To The South Within The Lower Loop Of The 3 Snow 24
20 22 V LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The Northwest Within The Lower Loop, To The North Above The Top Left Side Of The Lower Loop and To The Northwest Above The Upper Loop Of The 8
21 23 W LE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The West Within Both Loops Of The 3 Snow 21
22 24 X RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Upper Ball and Within The Upper Loop Of The 3
23 25 Y LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Within Both Loops Of The 8; To The East Within Both Loops As Well As To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 9; To The East Within and To The Right Of The Upper Loop As Well As To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 3; Clashed Die  / Weakly Hubbed Right Wreath; Cracked and Clashed Die Snow 15, RPD-015
24 26 Z RH Die Cracks From 12:30, 2:00, 4:30, 6:30 and 9:45 / Die Cracks From 12:45, 3:00 and 8:30; Rev. Z.2:  Die Cracks From 7:00, 9:45 and 10:15
27 29 AC C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Base Of The 1 and To The South Within The Upper Loop and To The Southeast Within The Lower Loop Of The 8; Die Line Connects The 9th Feather and Ribbon / Die Lines Among Vertical Shield Bars; Light Die Crack Through Middle Arrowhead, Lower Arrowhead and Right Ribbon End Snow 18, RPD-018
29 31 AE LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressios To The North Above The Top, Within The Upper Loop, Above Top Right Of  The Lower Loop and Above The Lower Ball Of The 3 Snow 20, RPD-020
30 32 AF LE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Within Both Loops Of The 8, Within Both Loops Of The 9 and Within The Upper Loop Of The 3, Rim Breaks Between 12:30 and 1:30 Snow 23

Rarity Estimates for 1893 Varieties

Variety Rarity
Proof 1 URS-11
1 URS-9
2URS-8
2a URS-7
3 URS-9
3a URS-8
5 URS-9
7 URS-(8-)
9 URS-9
12 URS-8
14 and 14a URS-8
17 URS-9
17a URS-7
18 URS-9
19 URS-9
20 URS-9
21 URS-9
22 URS-9
23 URS-9
24 URS-8
24a URS-7
27 URS-9
29 URS-9
30 URS-8

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