Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1898 Variety 37


Obverse 42	Reverse AQ

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Repunched 1

Repunched Final 8

Initial Date Impression Within The Lower Loop Of 8

Clash Mark In Front Of Eye Of Miss Liberty

Small Die Break Atop Eighth Feather

Reverse Diagnostics

Clash Mark Through The C Of CENT

Obverse 42 is identified by date placement at RE and date repunching that features initial date impressions to the north above the flag and top of the 1 as well as initial date impressions to the south within both loops and to the southeast within the lower looop of the final 8. Obverse 42 has acquired a clash mark in front of the eye of Miss Liberty from a clashing event with Reverse AQ. Obverse 42 has developed heavy die flow lines and a small die break atop the eighth feather.

Reverse AQ is rotated 6 degrees clockwise and is in a similar die state as Obverse 42, with the advancement of heavy die flow lines. Reverse AQ has acquired a clash mark through the C of CENT from a clashing event with Obverse 42.

Comments: The Obverse 42 initial date impression within the lower loop of the final 8 is most likely the result of a second digit punch impression far to the southeast with respect to the final date placement. A similar example occurred on Obverse 47 from the 1898 Variety 42 die pairing, where Obverse 47 received two digit punch impressions that resulted in an initial date impression located in almost exactly the same location within the lower loop of the final 8 as Obverse 42.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of David Killough Collection, AU50