Copper collectors is this a known variety for this date and series? Or just a superb example of machine doubling and die deteriation?
I can't find a match to any known 1831 variety. There are two obv dies that have strongly recut BERTY, obv 3 used on N-4 and N-5, and obv 6 used on N-10 and N-14. This isn't either of those. On obv 6 star 6 just about points at the tip of the coronet. On this coin it is well past right. On obv 3 star 6 is well past right, but the left edge of the curl is over the center of the 3. On this coin it is over the one. There are only 3 obverses that have star 6 well past right, obv1, 2, and 3. We have already eliminated obv 3. Obv 1 comes paired with a large letter rev (N-1), and obv 2 comes paired with two different small letter reverses (N-2 and N-3). The OP coin is a small letter rev so N-1 is eliminated. On N-2 the point of leaf below the second S in STATES is far past right, on N-3 it is near the center of the S. On the OP coin it is below the right edge. That eliminates everything. There is one other small letter rev in 1831 and on it the leaf point is slightly past the right edge so it doesn't match either.
@Conder101 Thanks for your expertise in this series..... My knowlege is very limited ,in fact perhasp this isn't a legit specimen .the strike is soft .... I'll weight it and see how that pans out.... Thanks again for the input
That's what I was thinking....again not my series...but do believe I know enough to spot a fake...., but again anything is possible.
The standard weight is 10.9 g. This specimen is 10.7 g. And judging from the wear I say it falls right into the weight it should be for a circulated copper coin.of tnis era.
