Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1863 Variety 78


Obverse 76	Reverse AAAB

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position (Click Image To Enlarge)

Reverse Diagnostics

Artifacts Within Shield (Click Image To Enlarge)

Die Crack (Click Image To Enlarge)

Reverse AAAB.2 Die Break

The second usage of Obverse 76. Obverse 76 is observed with date placement at left edge of denticle.

Reverse AAAB is observed with artifacts among the vertical shield bars and a moderately severe die crack between 6:00 and 8:15.
Reverse AAAB: Reverse AAAB has now developed a die break between 6:00 and 8:15.

Comments: The Reverse AAAB.2 die break was first identified in the book 'The Design Cud', by Paul Marvin and Arnold Margolis. The Marvin & Margolis reference number is 1C-1863-12R.

Keith Bock provided this author with the Variety 78a Plate Coin during early September 2018.

During late May 2026, John Grimmer identified the above plate coin of which Reverse AAAB features a cracked die state. John's submission enabled me to determine that Obverse 76 was in service prior to the Variety 78 Die Pairing based on the more advanced die state of Obverse 76 compared to Reverse AAAB.

Plate Coin (Variety 78): Courtesy of John Grimmer Collection, F12
Plate coin (Variety 78a): Courtesy of Keith Bock Collection, G4 details

Die States For 1863 Variety 78

VARIETY 78 OBVERSE 76 REVERSE AAAB
VARIETY 78a OBVERSE 76 REVERSE AAAB.2