Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1868 Variety 5

Obverse 7

Reverse G

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position and MPD Location

Repunched 18 to the South

Repunched Last 8 to the North

Misplaced 6 Digits

Hub Doubling on LIBERTY

Die Crack from 10:30

Reverse Diagnostics

Reverse G Die Crack Mapping

Die Crack from 2:30 to 4:45

Die Crack at Bottom of Wreath

Die Crack from 10:30

Obverse 7 is identified by repunching to the south on the 18 and to the north on the last 8, misplaced 6 digits in the denticles below the primary 6 of the date and hub doubling visible on IBERTY of LIBERTY. The following die crack is observed for Obverse 7:
1. Die crack from the denticles at 10:30 connecting the tops of TES of STATES.

Reverse G is observed with clash marks to the left and right of the denomination. The following die cracks are observed for Reverse G:
1. Die crack from the rim at 2:30 through the wreath to the rim at 4:45. This crack develops die breaks at 3:00 and at the middle arrowhead.
2. Die crack observed at the bottom of the wreath.
3. Die crack from the denticles at 10:30 through the werath to a point at 8:00 within the wreath.

Comments: The class V pivot hub doubling is minor, as is the repunched date. However, the misplaced 6 digits in the denticles are an interesting attribute of Obverse 7. There has been no mention of the two misplaced 6 digits, but close examination reveals a second digit offset to to the right of the first digit.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of Eagle Eye Rare Coins Inventory, PCGS MS62BN (PS)