Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1892 Variety 27


Obverse 29	Reverse AA

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position (Click Image To Enlarge)

Reverse Diagnostics

Small Die Breaks (Click Image To Enlarge)

Artifacts Atop Shield (Click Image To Enlarge)

Artifacts Within Shield (Click Image To Enlarge)

Obverse 29 is observed with date placement at right half of denticle. Obverse 29 has acquired clash marks from a clashing event with Reverse AA.

Reverse AA is identified by artifacts atop the shield and is observed with artifacts among the vertical shield bars. Reverse AA has acquired clash marks from a clashing event with Obverse 29. During this die state, Reverse AA has developed small die breaks located below the lowest arrowhead and connecting the middle and lowest arrowheads.

Comments: Variety 27 was first identified by David Killough, who submitted the above plate coin during late September 2025 for inclusion in this book based on the small die breaks that Reverse AA has developed.

Plate Coin: Courtesy of David Killough Collection, VF35