Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1863 Variety 90


Obverse 87	Reverse AAAN

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Placement

Repunched 6 and 3 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Die Crack (Click Image To Enlarge)

Die Chip To The Right Of ST(A)TES

Reverse Diagnostics

Reverse AAAN Die Crack Mapping

Obverse 87 is identified by date placement at LE and date repunching that features initial date impressions to the south within the upper loop of the 6 and below the upper ball and within the lower loop of the 3. Obverse 87 has developed a die chip to the right of ST(A)TES and the following die crack:
1. Die crack connecting the tops of UNI(TED).

Reverse AAAN is rotated 8 degrees clockwise and has developed continuous rim breakage between 4:30 and 12:00. Reverse AAAN has developed the following die cracks:
1. Die crack from the rim at 1:00 downward through the edge of the right wreath to the denticles at 2:15.
2. Die crack segment within the right wreath between 2:30 and 3:15.
3. Die crack from the rim at 10:00 downward through the left wreath to 9:00.
4. Die crack from the denticles at 11:15 into the upper left side of the shield.

Comments: The Obverse 87 initial date impressions indicate an initial date impression that was clockwise with respect to the final date position. As a result, the initial date impressions within the upper loop of the 6 are from the top of the lower loop and bottom of the upper loop of the initial date impression. An additional initial date impression may be located at the outside right of the lower loop of the 6, though I cannot definitively confirm that this is an artifact of the initial date impression.

Obverse 87 will later be paired with Reverse AAAY during the 1863 Variety 101 Die Pairing.

Variety 90 was first identified by David Killough, who submitted the above plate coin during late August 2019 for inclusion in this book based on the Obverse 87 date repunching and Reverse AAAN die cracking.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of David Killough Collection, AU58