Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties

DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES

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1906 Variety 93


Obverse 2	Reverse AAAP

Obverse Diagnostics

Date Position

Repunched 1 and 9 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Repunched 0 and 6 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Inverted 1 and 9 (Click Image To Enlarge)

Reverse Diagnostics

Bi-level Area At 10:00

Reverse AAAP Die Crack Mapping

The second die pairing of Obverse 2. Obverse 2 is identified by date placement at LH and date repunching that features initial date impressions to the north above the serif and bases and to the south below the serif and base of the 1; to the north above the upper loop and to the south within the upper loop of the 9; to the northwest above the upper loop and to the south within the 0; to the north and to the south within the lower loop of the 6.

Reverse AAAP is rotated 7 degrees clockwise and has developed the following die cracks:
1. Die crack from the denticles at 3:15 downward through the right wreath to the rim at 4:45.
2. Light die crack from the denticles at 5:00 upward through the wreath stem and ribbon knot.
3. Moderately heavy die crack from the rim at 7:15 upward through the left wreath and intersecting die crack #4 at 9:00.
4. Moderately heavy die crack from the rim at 8:30 upward through the left wreath to the rim at 10:00.

Comments: Variety 93 represents the second die pairing of Obverse 2, which was previously in service paired with Reverse B during the 1906 Variety 1 Die Pairing.

Variety 93 was first identified by David Killough, who submitted the above plate coin during late August 2019.

Plate coin: Courtesy of David Killough Collection, XF40