Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1905 Variety 1


Obverse 2	Reverse B

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Repunched 5 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Reverse Diagnostics

Outlines Around (CE)NT (Click Image To Enlarge)

Obverse 2 is identified by date placement at RH and date repunching that features an initial date impression to the north within the lower loop and to the south below the base of the 5.

Reverse B is rotated 6 degrees clockwise and is more deeply hubbed on the left side compared to the right side.

Comments: Obverse 2 will return to service paired with Reverse AAQ during the 1905 Variety 68 Die Pairing.

The above plate coin was submitted by David Killough during mid August 2023 as an earlier die state of the 1905 Variety 68 Die Pairing. Upon examination of David's coin, I was able to determine that Obverse 2 was paired with a previously unidentified reverse. The difference between Reverse B of this die pairing and Reverse AAQ from the Variety 68 Die Pairing is that Reverse B was unevenly hubbed, which resulted in a more deeply hubbed left wreath and the appearance of outlines around (CE)NT. The outlines are transferred from the master die and their visibility on struck coins is relative to hubbing depth of working hubs and working dies.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of David Killough Collection, AU55