Reverse AY has developed the following die cracks:
1. Die crack from the rim at 12:00 extends downward through
the top right of the shield and into the top of the right wreath.
2. Die crack from the denticles at 3:00 extends downward
through the right wreath.
3. Moderately heavy die crack from the rim at 6:00 extends
upward through the left ribbon end and olive leaves to the rim at 8:00.
4. Die crack from the rim at 10:30 extends downward along the
outer edge of the left wreath.
Comments:
Variety 49 was first identified by David Killough, who
submitted the above plate coin during mid May 2020 for inclusion in
this book based on the die cracking of Reverse AY. The
primary die crack of Reverse AY, which extends between 6:00 and 8:00,
is quite similar in location to the die crack of Reverse AK from the 1862 Variety 35 Die Pairing.
Plate Coin:
Courtesy of David Killough Collection, MS63
