1863 Indian Head Cent - Shattered Reverse Die

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  1. Omegaraptor

    Omegaraptor Gobrecht/Longacre Enthusiast

    Just got this piece today, bringing my 1863 collection to three. It does not have a Snow number, but it is a terminal die state of Poliquin-27.

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    The reverse is completely shattered and even has a retained cud from 10:00 to 10:45. It’s amazing how this die was still striking coins.

    The 6° die rotation that Poliquin observes for Reverse AC2 and AC3 also exists here, which is AC4.

    The die progression is shown here in Poliquin’s webbook: http://indiancentvarieties.com.fqdns.net/1863_variety027.html

    If you have a coin with a terminal die state, feel free to share it here!
     
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