1868 OC-6

1868 OC-Unassigned

Die Pair	4 - ?
Date Grid	JR of LE / 5-1.0 / VS down
Obverse Die States	Unknown

Estimated Rarity	Unique
1, 8 Vertical	SH, C
Reverse Die States	Unknown

Comments: This is the only example seen with this obverse. The reverse is undetermined.

Obverse 4
This obverse shown below can be seen in the Heritage archives. The coin was in an ANACS XF45 cleaned holder, #2951455. It was sold by Heritage on April 16, 2007. The die lines in the denticles are identical to those described for Obverse 3, but other markers are noted that aren’t seen on obverse 3. The date position also appears to be slightly different.

1868 Obverse 4

The reverse die could not be attributed from the photo due to low resolution, but it is also possibly a new die.

We’ve been fooled by pictures numerous times before, so we don’t like to include a die marriage unless we have the coin in our reference collection or can confirm it from a second photo. Thus we haven’t given this die marriage a number. If anyone has an example or owns the coin pictured please let us know.

Photo credits:

Obverse 4: 1868 ANACS XF45 cleaned, from the Heritage archives.