1872 OC-5

1872 OC-5 Midplaced 1 and 2's, MPD-001

Die Pair	2 - B
Date Grid	RE / 4-3.0 / Level
Obverse Die States	a

Estimated Rarity	R3-
1, 2 Vertical	L, L
Reverse Die States	b, c

Comments: This is the second and final use of Obverse 2 and the second of four uses of Reverse B.

Obverse 2
The photo below shows the Obverse 2 attribution grid.

1872 Obverse 2 attribution grid
and misplaced digits

Obverse 2 also exhibits the remnants of several misplaced digits – a 1 and two 2’s. These are indicated by the arrows in the photo. The 2’s are easy to see, with the bases of two different digits visible at the rock base above the 2 in the date. One extends into the field, the other is completely within the rock base. The 1 is a little tougher to see, but you’ll easily find it on high-grade coins. The full base of the misplaced digit is seen in the rock base directly above the 1 in the date.

Obverse 2 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.

Reverse B lumps
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-5 has been found with reverse die states b and c.

Photo credits:

Obverse 2: 1872 PCGS MS64+, from the Heritage archives.
Reverse B: 1872 PCGS AU53, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.