1861 OC-1

1861 OC-1

Die Pair	1 - A
Date Grid	B / 4-4.0 /Level
Obverse Die States	a

Estimated Rarity	R5+
1, 1 Vertical	C, C
Reverse Die States	a

Comments: This is the only use of Obverse 1 and the only use of Reverse A.

Obverse 1
The photo below shows the Obverse 1 attribution grid.

1861 Obverse 1 attribution grid
Obverse 1 exhibits no notable die markers. It’s the only die for the year which has both 1’s vertically centered in the field, so the date position provides sufficient information to allow attribution.

Obverse 1 Die States

Perfect die.

No later die states have been observed.

Reverse A
Reverse A displays only one barely notable die marker, a tiny die line in the upper corner of shield recess 7. The die line, shown in the following photo, is at the upper right side of a small unfinished area in the upper right corner of the shield recess.

1861 Reverse A die line in shield

Reverse A Die States

Perfect die.

No later die states have been observed.

All examples of OC-1 that we’ve seen have exhibited a counter-clockwise die rotation of a little less than 10 degrees.

Photo credits:

Obverse 1 and Reverse A: 1861 NGC MS62, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.