Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1885 Variety 2


Obverse 6	Reverse F

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Misplaced 5 in the Denticles

Misplaced 5 Location

Reverse Diagnostics

Reverse F Die Crack Mapping

Die Crack from 3:30

Die Crack from 5:00 into the Ribbon End

Die Crack from 7:30 into the Middle Olive Leaf

Obverse 6 is identified by the top of a misplaced 5 in the denticles below the second 8 of the date, with date placement at RH.

Reverse F develops the following die cracks:
1. Die crack from the denticles at 3:30 upward and downward through the right wreath. A small die break develop within the right wreath at 3:00.
2. Die crack from the denticles at 5:00 into the ribbon end.
3. Die crack from the denticles at 7:30 that traverses the olive leaves and possibly into the bottom of the ribbon knot.

Comments: During late October 2016, Ed Nathanson submitted the above plate coin for inclusion in this book based on the misplaced digit of obverse 6. Careful examination and a subsequent digit punch overlay reveal the top of the flag of a 5 digit in the denticles below the second 8. The placement of the 5 in the denticles is consistent with an initial digit punch impression that was far to the southwest in comparison to the primary date position.

Plate coin: Ed Nathanson, VF30