DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES


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1899 Variety 54






Obverse 58

Reverse AAF



Obverse Diagnostics



Date Position

Repunched 8 and 9 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Die Break Atop Eighth Feather


Reverse Diagnostics



Clash Mark Through (C)ENT



Reverse AAF Die Crack Mapping


Obverse 58 is identified by date placement at B and date repunching that features initial date impressions to the south within the lower loop of the 8 digit and below the upper loop of the first 9 digit.  Obverse 58 has acquired clash marks from a clashing event with Reverse AAF.

Reverse AAF has acquired clash marks from a clashing event with Obverse 58 and has cracked.

Comments:   Variety 54 was first identified by David Killough, who submitted the above plate coin during late June 2024 for inclusion in this book based on the date repunching of Obverse 58.

Plate Coin:  Courtesy of David Killough Collection, VF30

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