Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1866 Variety 31


Obverse 25	Reverse F.2

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Obverse 25 Die Crack Mapping

Reverse Diagnostics

Die Subsidence (Click Image To Enlarge)

Multiple Clash Marks

Rev. F.2 Partial Cud (Click Image To Enlarge)

Reverse F.2 Die Crack Mapping

Obverse 25 is observed with date placement at LH and has developed die cracking.

The second usage of Reverse F. Reverse F is rotated 15 degrees counter clockwise and is observed with die subsidence at 6:00 and 7:15. Reverse F has acquired multiple clash marks from clashing events during its previous assignment and has developed die cracking as well as a partial cud between 9:00 and 10:00.

Comments: Reverse F was previously in service paired with Obverse 5 during the 1866 Variety 6 Die Pairing.

The die subsidence of Reverse F is characterized by raised areas at 6:00 and 7:15, with some of the detail of the upper olive leaf lacking due to the raised nature of the subsidence. It should be noted that the Reverse F Die Subsidence was also present during the initial usage of Reverse F.

Variety 31 was first identified by this author during mid May 2016.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of Jamie Morris Collection, MS60