Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1864 Copper Nickel Variety 23


Obverse 60	Reverse AAAS

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Rim Break Between 2:45 and 3:00

Obverse 60 Die Crack Mapping

Reverse Diagnostics

Rim Break Between 2:30 and 3:30

Reverse AAAS Die Crack Mapping

Obverse 60 is observed with date placement at LH. Obverse 60 has developed a rim break between 2:45 and 3:00, as well as the following die crack:
1. Die crack from the denticles at 10:15 extends upward and connects the tops of 'STA(TES)'.

Reverse AAAS has developed a rim break between 2:30 and 3:30, as well as the following die cracks:
1. Die crack from the rim at 3:15 extends upward through the right wreath.
2. Die crack segment from the top olive leaf extends upward through the lower oak leaves of the left wreath.
The Reverse AAAS die cracking within the left wreath is difficult to map, though I did manage to illustrate the most obvious die cracks on the Reverse AAAS Die Crack Mapping. Reverse AAAS may also have developed a die crack from the rim near the lowest arrowhead that extends along the lower arrowhead shaft and continues through the ribbon knot and olive leaves.

Comments: Variety 23 may be characterized by the development of an obverse and reverse rim break that are located at the same approximate location with respect to each.

Obverse 60 appears to exhibit the more advanced die state compared to Reverse AAAS, which indicates Obverse 60 may have been in service prior to Variety 23.

Variety 23 was first identified by David Killough, who submitted the above plate coin during early January 2022 for inclusion in this book based on the rim breaks of Obverse 60 and Reverse AAAS.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of David Killough Collection, AU50