180 degrees? So it is like a medal with regard to the orientation of both sides? If it's in a slab please show us images. Lance.
Lance, I don't have it slabbed but the way I found it was at a local coin shop. He had it in a 3 ring binder and as I flipped pages I noticed that one coin was right side up. Thinking I had pulled one out and put it in upside down I flipped the page back over only to find that everything was correctly replaced in the slots. I flipped it back over and looked again and sure enough one odd ball reverse was looking at me. We have a show next weekend and I'll send it to ANACS, I'll post when it gets back.
the 1864 is the 3rd most common Indian cent for die rotations. The rotated die census lists the 1864-L as an R4, meaning there are up to 200 specimens known for the 1864L with rotations of 90 to 180 degrees. Most I've seen are rotated 180 degrees like you have, suggesting to me that the dies were fixed in this position for a # of strikes. Also, most I've seen slabbed are not problem free - so if you get a problem free slab, you did good.
Robbuo, It has some problems. It will slab but It will come back as enviornmental damage. Slight pitting and cleaned I'm sure. I only bought it because of the 180 degree rotation.
$25 is a good price! I paid $18 for my 1864L that is rotated 175 degrees (G4, now in ANACS holder). It was actually being sold as a 1864 no-L, but since it had the rotation I purchased it and later found it had an L.
