1864 OC-P2

1864 OC-P2 Original Proof

Die Pair	P2 - 1863 PA
Date Grid	L QTR / 5-1.5 / Level
Obverse Die States	a

Estimated Rarity	R4+
1, 4 Vertical	VSH, C
Reverse Die States	a

Comments: This is the only use of Obverse P2 and the second and final use of Reverse 1863 PA in 1864.
Reverse 1863 PA in transitional, first used in 1863 to strike proof die marriage OC-P1.

Obverse P2
Obverse P2 displays no notable markers, but the date position is adequate for conclusive attribution. The following photo shows the Obverse P2 attribution grid.

Obverse P2 attribution grid

Obverse P2 Die States

Perfect die.

No later die states have been observed.

Reverse 1863 PA
Reverse 1863 PA shows little in the way of die markers. Some minor extensions of the shield lines, shown in the photo below, are the best we could find. The lowest horizontal shield line extends across the left shield border into the feathers. Compare to Reverse 1863 PB, where 1-3 extends to horizontal line 5 and the lowest horizontal shield line extends across the left shield border but not into the feathers.

Reverse 1863 PA shield line extensions

Reverse 1863 PA Die States

Perfect die.

No later die states have been observed. Examples of this die marriage usually die alignment that’s almost perfect, although we’ve seen a very small number of examples with very minor counterclockwise rotation.

Photo credits:

Obverse P2: 1864 NGC AU details, rim filing, cleaned, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.
Reverse PA: 1863 PCGS PR63, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.