Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1886 Type II Variety 10


Type II Obverse 13	Reverse Z

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Repunched 1

Small Die Gouge At Junction Of Jaw and Neck

Reverse Diagnostics

Die Crack At 9:15 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Macro Photography Of Reverse Z, Reverse Z.2 and Reverse Z.3 Die Breaks Within Left Wreath
Small Die Break At 9:30	Rev. Z.2 Die Break (Click Image To Enlarge)	Rev. Z.3 Die break (Click Image To Enlarge)

Macro Photography Of Reverse Z, Reverse Z.2 and Reverse Z.3 Die Crack From 1:45
Rev. Z Die Crack (Click Image To Enlarge)	Rev. Z.2 Die Crack (Click Image To Enlarge)	Rev. Z.3 Die Crack (Click Image To Enlarge)

Obverse 13 is identified by date placement at RH, small die gouge at the junction of the jaw and neck and date repunching that features an initial date impression to the north above the flag of the 1.

Reverse Z has developed a small die break in the field at 9:30 between the denticles and the wreath and the following die cracks:
1. Die crack from the rim at 1:45 upward through the upper right wreath to the upper right side of the shield.
2. Small die crack at 9:15 located along the right edge of the inner oak leaf that is adjacent to the die break at 9:30.
Rev. Z.2: The Reverse Z die crack at 1:45 and 9:15 have become more severe. In addition, the left wreath has developed a small die break along the left edge of the inner oak leaf that is located adjacent to the die break at 9:30.
Rev. Z.3: The Reverse Z die crack at 1:45 has now developed a small break located at 1:45 at the denticles and the left wreath has now developed a larger break located at the outer edge of the wreath between 9:00 and 10:00, with a smaller die break located at the outer edge of the wreath at 8:45.

Comments: David Killough submitted the above plate coin during late July 2018 in response to this author's request. David's submission is important in regard to the die break of Reverse Z, since David's coin illustrates the beginning of what will become a large break within the left wreath during subsequent die states.

During mid May 2020, David Killough submitted the Variety 10b Plate Coin, which represents the latest Reverse Z die state. David subsequently submitted the Variety 10a Plate Coin, which resides in a previously unidentified Reverse Z interim die state prior to the formation of the Reverse Z.3 die break, during late May 2020.

Plate Coin (Variety 10): Courtesy of David Killough Collection, VG10
Plate Coin (Variety 10a): Courtesy of David Killough Collection, VF30
Plate Coin (Variety 10b): Courtesy of David Killough Collection, F12

Die States For 1886 Type 2 Variety 10

VARIETY 10 TYPE II OBVERSE 13 REVERSE Z
VARIETY 10a TYPE II OBVERSE 13 REVERSE Z.2
VARIETY 10b TYPE II OBVERSE 13 REVERSE Z.3