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   This is the second and final use of Obverse 11 and the first of two uses of Reverse D.
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Obverse 11
The photo below shows the Obverse 11 attribution grid. Obverse 11 exhibits a very notable misplaced date,
with 187 visible in the denticles. The misplaced digits are indicated by the arrows in the photo. We’ve
included this variety as one of our Top-30. Obverse 11 is shared with
OC-14, so either die marriage fills this hole in a Top-30 variety set. The finest known example of this
variety, graded PCGS MS65 (in an old green-label holder) and approved by CAC, was recently (April, 2020)
offered in a Stacks-Bowers auction.
1871 Obverse 11 attribution grid and misplaced date
Obverse 11 Die States
- Perfect die.
No later die states have been observed.
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Reverse D
Reverse D features a tiny but notable lump just right of the lower edge of the upper serif
of the G in GOD. This lump is usually visible on mid- to high-grade examples. It’s pictured
in the next photo. This reverse displays no other notable markers, so it may be difficult
to identify on coins below VF.
1871 Reverse D lump near G in GOD
Reverse D Die States
- Perfect die.
- Very light peripheral die cracks surround the reverse at the outside of the letters.
No later die states have been observed. OC-12 has been found only with reverse die state a.
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