1872 OC-2

1872 OC-2 Doubled Die Reverse

Die Pair	1 - A
Date Grid	LE / 5-3.5 / S down
Obverse Die States	a

Estimated Rarity	R4-
1, 2 Vertical	VSL, L
Reverse Die States	a

Comments: This is the second and final use of Obverse 1 and the first of two uses of Reverse A.

Obverse 1
The photo below shows the Obverse 1 attribution grid.

1872 Obverse 1 attribution grid

A light die line slants down to the left at the edge of the unfinished area under Miss Liberty’s chin, providing an additional die marker. This is shown in the photo below.

1872 Obverse 1 die line under chin

Obverse 1 Die States

Perfect die.

No later die states have been observed.

Reverse A
The Reverse A die is strongly doubled. The doubling is most visible on the motto, shown in the following photo. It also displays two shallow lumps just left of the lower part of the R in TRUST, also indicated by an arrow in the photo.

Reverse A die doubling and lumps

Reverse A Die States

Perfect die.
A faint die crack starts above R crossing the top of ICA.

OC-2 has been found only with state a.

Photo credits:

Obverse 1 and Reverse A: 1872 PCGS MS62, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.