DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES


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1887

Mintage:  45,223,523

Proofs:  2,960

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Rarity Estimates for 1887 Varieties

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Top  100 Variety Number Obv Rev Date Position Obverse / Reverse Attributes Cross Reference
1 6 G C Reverse Cud  between 2:30 and 4:30
3 8 I LE Reverse Retained Cud between 2:30 and 3:30
* 4 9 J RE Doubled Die:  Hub Doubling Of 'OF AMERICA', Feathers 3-9, Designer's Initial, 'LIB(ERTY)' '(UN)ITED' and 'STA(TES)' / Die Crack From 2:00; Rev. J.2:  Die Cracks From 1:15, 4:00, 8:45 and 10:00; Rev. J.3:  Partial Cud Between 8:45 and 10:00
Snow 1, DDO-001
7 12 M B Digit Punch Artifacts Around the First and Second 8 Of The Date, Die Crack Connecting 1 and 8, Die Crack Connecting NITED ST of UNITED STATES / Die Crack from 5:00 Snow 4, RPD-003
8 13 N LE Misplaced Digits:  The Tops Of The Misplaced 1, First 8 and Second 8 From An Initial Digit Punch Impression Into The Denticles Below The Date; Die Cracks Connecting Tops Of 'OF AMERIC', Tops Of 'U(NIT)ED' and Connecting The Bases Of The 1, First 8 and Second 8 Of The Date; Rim Breaks Between 8:30 and 10:45; Obv. 13.2:  Rim Break Between 2:00 and 2:30 / Die Cracks From 3:15, 4:15, 7:00, 8:00 and 9:30 Snow 5, MPD-001
13 18 S C 7 Repunched to the South / Reverse Die Crack between 2:30 and 4:15, 8:00 and 9:45, Die Break between 8:00 and 9:15 in Wreath Snow 10, RPD-006
14 19 T C Reverse Cracks at 8:30, 9:45 and 11:00; Die Break within Wreath between 9:45 and 11:00
15 20 U RE Misplaced 7 in the Denticles / Die Crack from 7:00 MPD-003
16 21 V LH Reverse Die Cracks from 12:45, 7:00, 7:45, 9:30 and 10:30
17 22 W LH Heavy Die Clashes between Feathers 7, 8 and 9 / Reverse Die Crack from 3:30 to 5:15
18 23 X C Reverse Retained Cud between 7:00 and 8:30
19 24 Y B Heavy Reverse Die Crack Between 6:45 and 8:00
20 25 Z C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The South Below The Flag Of The 1; Digit Punch Artifacts Located To The Northwest Of The Lower Loops Of The 8 Digits / Die Cracks From 1:00, 3:45 and 11:45 Snow 11, RPD-007
21 26 AA LE Reverse Crack From Shield To Right Wreath, Heavy Die Crack Between 3:30 and 5:00, Heavy Die Crack Between 6:30 and 8:15, Heavy Die Crack At 10:30 In Left Wreath
22 27 AB B Reverse Heavy Die Cracking and Partial Cud Between 6:00 and 8:00
23 28 AC LH Reverse Heavy Die Cracking From 4:00, 6:45 and Outer Left Edge Of Left Wreath; Retained Break Between Middle and Lower Arrow Shafts
24 29 AD LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The South Within The Lower Loop Of The Second 8, Die Cracks From 2:00, 4:00, 7:00, 8:15 and 10:45 / Die Cracks From 12:30, 4:00, 8:45 and 10:00 Snow 13
25 30 AE RH Heavy Reverse Die Cracking Between 7:30 and 10:00, With A Sizeable Die Break Within The Left Wreath Between 8:15 and 9:00
26 31 AF C Die Cracks From 12:30, 12:45, 4:30, 5:00, 6:45, 7:15 and 8:15 / Die Cracks From 2:15, 3:30, 4:15, 6:45, 8:15 and 8:45
27 32 AG LH Die Crack Connecting Base Of Date, Tops Of 'UNITED' and Tops of '(ST)ATES' / Die Cracks From 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:45 and 8:30
28 33 AH RE Reverse Die Cracks From 5:00, 7:15 and 9:00
29 34 AI LH Reverse Die Cracks From 1:15, 2:30, 4:00 and 5:30
30 35 AJ C Digit Punch Artifacts Around The First and Second 8 Of The Date / Die Crack From 8:00
31 36 AK LE Reverse Cud Between 9:00 and 10:00, Heavy Die Crack Extending Downward From The Cud
32 37 AL RH Small Breaks Atop Eighth Feather and Midsection Of 'AME(R)ICA', Light Die Crack From 6:45 / Die Cracks From 3:00, 5:15, 8:00, 8:15 and 9:30
33 38 AM C Reverse Cud Between 8:45 and 10:00, Die Crack Extending Downward From The Cud
34 39 AN C Reverse Die Cracks From 2:15, 5:00, 6:45, 8:15 and 10:15; Rev. AN.2:  Reverse Retained Cud Between 2:15 and 5:00; Rev. AN.3:  Full Cud Between 2:15 and 5:00
35 40 AO LH Light Die Cracks From 10:30 and 12:00 / Die Cracks From 12:45, 3:00, 5:00, 9:00 and 10:30
36 41 AP LH Small Die Break Below The Nose Of Miss Liberty; Cracked Die / Cracked Die--Die Crack From 2:15 Snow 14
37 42 AQ RE Cracked Die:  Die Crack From 4:15 / Cracked Die:  Die Cracks From 3:45, 7:45 and 9:00
38 43 AR RH Reverse Die Cracks From 7:30 and 9:15

Rarity Estimates for 1887 Varieties

Variety Rarity
1 URS-6
3 URS-6
4 URS-9
4a URS-8
4b URS-7
8 URS-9
8a URS-8
7 URS-9
13 URS-8
14 URS-7
15 URS-9
16 URS-8
17 URS-8
18 URS-6
19 URS-8
20 URS-8
21 URS-7
22 URS-7
23 URS-7
24 URS-8
25 URS-7
26 and 26a URS-(8+)
27 URS-7
28 URS-7
29 URS-7
30 URS-8
31 URS-6
32 URS-(8+)
33 URS-6
34URS-8
34a and 34b URS-6
35 URS-(7-)
36 URS-8
37 URS-8
38 URS-7

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