1869 OC-7

1869 OC-7

Die Pair	7 - B
Date Grid	RE / 5-2.0 / Level
Obverse Die States	a

Estimated Rarity	R4-
1, 9 Vertical	VSL, L
Reverse Die States	b, c

Comments: This is the only use of Obverse 7 and the fourth of six uses of Reverse B.

Obverse 7
The following photo shows the Obverse 7 attribution grid.

1869 Obverse 7 attribution grid
and lump on gown
A large lump in Miss Liberty's gown above the left side of the 6 serves as an additional marker for Obverse 7. The arrow points to this feature in the photo.

Obverse 7 Die States

Perfect die.

No later die states have been observed.

Reverse B
Reverse B can be identified by a small die chip in the eagle’s mouth. This marker appears like a comma on the coin. It’s shown in the following photo.

1869 Reverse B die chip
Because of its position in a recessed area of the coin this marker is visible on even relatively low-grade examples, although because of its small size it may be difficult to detect from pictures.

Reverse B Die States

Perfect die.
Die cracks across the top of UNITED, joining the top of ST, across the top of TES O to the denticles above F, across the top of AMERIC.
Die cracks are heavier, particularly across TES O.

OC-7 is found with reverse die states b and c.

Photo credits:

Obverse 7: 1869 NGC AU53, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.
Reverse B: 1869 NGC AU53, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.