|
|
Comments: This is the second and final use of Obverse P1 and the only use of Reverse PB. |
Obverse P1 The following photo shows the Obverse P1 attribution grid. Obverse P1 exhibits no significant die markers, but the date position should be adequate for definitive attribution. Note that the date slants is VS up, whereas the Obverse 1 date slant is S down.   1862 Obverse P1 attribution grid
|
The only notable die markers are extensions of vertical shield lines 1-1 and 1-3, shown in the next photo. Also, note that the shield recesses are completely unfinished at the lower ends of the middle and left-side recesses, whereas those on Reverse PA are slightly unfinished.  1862 Reverse PB shield line 1-1 and 1-3 extensions
 1862 Reverse PB broken leaves The broken leaves are seen on most but not all of the OC-P2 examples. They are likely the result of foreign matter. The substance that lodged in the die was apparently substantial, since more than 50% of the 1862 proofs display the broken leaf. We have seen one proof, in the John Frost collection, that displays a slight variation of the broken leaf, with the lower leaf broken but less so, and the upper leaf unbroken. This is another indicator that whatever caused this die state wasn’t a break or chip in the die, but a foreign substance that lodged there and migrated during subsequent strikings. |
| Photo credits:
Obverse P1: 1862 PCGS PR61, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection. Reverse PB: 1862 PCGS PR58, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection. Reverse PB broken leaf: 1862 NGC PR67, from the Heritage archives. |