Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1866 Variety 31


Obverse 25	Reverse F.2

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Obverse 25.2 Die Crack Mapping

Reverse Diagnostics

Die Subsidence (Click Image To Enlarge)

Multiple Clash Marks

Rev. F.3 Partial Cud (Click Image To Enlarge)

Reverse F.3 Die Crack Mapping

Obverse 25 is observed with date placement at LH.
Obv. 25.2: Obverse 25 has cracked.

The second usage of Reverse F. Reverse F is rotated 15 degrees counter clockwise and is observed with die subsidence at 6:00 and 7:15. Reverse F has acquired multiple clash marks from clashing events during its previous assignment and has developed additional die cracking, namely the radial die crack from 12:00.
Rev. F.3: Reverse F has now developed a partial cud between 9:00 and 10:00.

Comments: Reverse F was previously in service paired with Obverse 5 during the 1866 Variety 6 Die Pairing.

The die subsidence of Reverse F is characterized by raised areas at 6:00 and 7:15, with some of the detail of the upper olive leaf lacking due to the raised nature of the subsidence. It should be noted that the Reverse F Die Subsidence was also present during the initial usage of Reverse F.

Variety 31 was first identified by this author during mid May 2016.

Plate Coin (Variety 31): Courtesy of David Killough Collection, F12
Plate Coin (Variety 31a): Courtesy of Jamie Morris Collection, MS60

Die States For 1866 Variety 31

VARIETY 31 OBVERSE 25 REVERSE F.2
VARIETY 31a OBVERSE 25.2 REVERSE F.3