Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1864 Bronze Variety 2


Obverse 10	Reverse K

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Repunched 8 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Repunched 6 and 4 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Digit Punch Artifacts (Click Image To Enlarge)

Die Gouge and Die Line

Repaired Top Of 'STAT(E)S'

Clash Mark In Front Of Eye

Clash Marks Between Feathers 7, 8 and 9

Die Striation and Die Crack From (U)NITED

Die Crack Connecting 'UNIT(ED) (S)TATES

Reverse Diagnostics

Clash Marks To The Left Of Denomination

Clash Mark Through (C)ENT

Clash Marks To The Right Of The Denomination

Lint Hub-Throughs On Outer Oak Leaf At 2:30

Reverse K Die Crack Mapping

Obverse 10 is identified by date placement at C and date repunching that features initial date impressions to the southwest below the base of the 8, 6 and 4. Obverse 10 is also identified by a die gouge from the lower edge of the headband and a die line through the eye, digit punch artifacts around the 4 and a repaired top of 'STAT(E)S'. Obverse 10 has acquired clash marks in front of the eye of Miss Liberty and between feathers 7, 8, and 9 from a clashing event with Reverse K. Obverse 10 has developed the following die cracks:
1. Die crack that extends along a prominent die striation from the top of '(U)NITED'.
2. Die crack connecting the tops of 'UNIT(ED) (S)TATES'.

Reverse K is rotated 4 degrees clockwise and is identified by three lint hub-through artifacts located on the outer oak leaf at 2:30. Obverse K has acquired clash marks to the left of the denomination, through (C)ENT and to the right of the denomination from a clashing event with Obverse 10. Reverse K has developed the following die cracks:
1. Die crack from the rim at 12:30 downward to the top right of the shield.
2. Die crack segment extending from 1:15 to 2:00 along the outer edge of the right wreath.
3. Die crack from the rim at 4:00 upward through the right wreath to the acorn at 9:00.
4. Die crack segment extending across through the ribbon knot and lower oak leaf.
5. Die crack from the rim at 9:00 upward through the outer edge of the left wreath
6. Light die crack from the rim at 11:15 downward to the top left of the shield.

Comments: Obverse 10 exhibits the effects of die polishing in the area of the denticles and the date area, which features a raised field area through the center of the date.

The Variety 2 die rotation of 4 degrees is a static rotational attribute of this die pairing. As a result, the clashing event between Obverse 10 and Reverse K occurred during this rotation.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of David Killough Collection, MS63BN