Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1874 Variety 14


Obverse 15	Reverse N

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Reverse Diagnostics

Reverse N Clash Marks and Die Crack Between 3:00 and 4:45
Clash Marks Through (C)ENT	Die Crack (Click Image To Enlarge)

Reverse N Die Crack Mapping

Obverse 15 is observed with date placement at RE and has acquired clash marks in front of the eye of Miss Liberty from a clashing event with Reverse N.

Reverse N has acquired clash marks through (C)ENT from a clashing event with Obverse 15. Reverse N has developed the following die crack:
1. Die crack from the rim at 3:00 extends downward along the outer edges of the lower oak leaves and through the two lower arrowheads and exits into the rim at 4:45.

Comments: Variety 14 experienced two separate clashing events between Obverse 15 and Reverse N.

Variety 14 was first identified by John Grimmer, who submitted the above plate coin during early June 2021 for inclusion in this book based on the die cracking of Reverse N.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of John Grimmer Collection, F15