DEFINITIVE
REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES
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1881
Variety 2
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Obverse 6
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Reverse F
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Obverse Diagnostics
Date Position |
Repunched Last 1 |
Obverse 6 is identified by date placement at LE with date repunching
that features an initial date impression to the north above the serif
of the second 1. Obverse 6 has developed heavy die flow lines
and has acquired a clash mark in front of the eye of Miss Liberty from
a clashing event with Reverse F.
Reverse F is in a similar die state as Obverse 6, with the advancement
of heavy die flow lines. Reverse F has acquired a clash mark
through the C of CENT from a clashing event with Obverse 6.
Comments: The
initial date impression of the last 1 was clockwise with respect to the
final impression, which is noticeably rotated counterclockwise with
regard to the first three digits of the date. As a result,
Variety 2 may be easily identified by the tilting of the final 1.
The clash marks of Variety 2 will fade due to the advancement of die flow lines.
Plate coin:
Images courtesy of Ed Nathanson