Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1892 Variety 26


Obverse 28	Reverse Z

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Artifact (Click Image To Enlarge)

Rim Breakage Between 9:30 and 10:30

Rim Breakage Between 11:00 and 11:45

Reverse Diagnostics

Reverse Z Die Crack Mapping

Macro Photography OF Reverse Z Primary Die Cracking Between 2:15 and 5:00
Lower Section (Click Image To Enlarge)	Upper Section (Click Image To Enlarge)

Obverse 28 is observed with date placement at LH and a raised artifact extending from the denticles by '(U)NITED'. Obverse 28 has developed rim breakage between 9:30 and 10:30 as well as between 11:00 and 11:45.

Reverse Z is rotated 8 degrees clockwise. Reverse Z has cracked, with the most severe die cracking located between 2:15 and 5:00.

Comments: Variety 26 was first identified by Jamie Morris, who submitted the above plate coin during early February 2024 for inclusion in this book based on the die cracking of Reverse Z.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of Jamie Morris Collection, AU58