1872 OC-11

1872 OC-11 Misplaced Digit in Denticles - Top-30 Variety

Die Pair	8 - B
Date Grid	L QTR / 5-3.0 / Level
Obverse Die States	a

Estimated Rarity	R5-
1, 2 Vertical	H, H
Reverse Die States	c

Comments: This is the first of three uses of Obverse 8 and the fourth and final use of Reverse B.

Obverse 8
The photo below shows the Obverse 8 attribution grid. The misplaced digit, likely the top of a 7, but possibly a 2 or 8, is visible deep in the denticles beneath the right side of the prominent 7. We’ve made this variety one of our Top-30. Since this obverse is shared by OC-10, OC-11, and OC-12, any of the three die marriages will fill this Top-30 slot.

1872 Obverse 8 attribution grid
and misplaced digit

Obverse 8 Die States

Perfect die.

No later die states have been observed.

Reverse B
Reverse B shows one notable lump between the upright and the right serif of the first T in TRUST, probably caused by die rust. Several die lines around TR in TRUST can also be seen on most mid- to high-grade examples. These are indicated by the arrows in the following photo.

1872 Reverse B lump
and die lines in motto

Reverse B Die States

Perfect die.
A faint die crack at the base of OL extends to the period.
The die crack now extends left through the base of the D in DOL.

OC-11 has been found with only with reverse die state b.

Photo credits:

Obverse 8: 1872 NGC AU55, from the Heritage archives.
Reverse B: 1872 PCGS AU53, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.