1872 OC-8

1872 OC-8 Very High Date

Die Pair	6 - C
Date Grid	JR of C / 5-3.5 / Level
Obverse Die States	a

Estimated Rarity	R2
1, 2 Vertical	VH, VH
Reverse Die States	a, b

Comments: This is the only use of Obverse 6 and the third of five uses of Reverse C.

Obverse 6
The photo below shows the Obverse 6 attribution grid. The date is positioned higher in the field than any other for this year.

1872 Obverse 6 attribution grid

Several die lines under the chin provide additional markers for this die.

1872 Obverse 6 die lines under chin

Obverse 6 Die States

Perfect die.

No later die states have been observed.

Reverse C
Reverse C displays several die lines around GOD in the motto, indicated by the arrows in the next photo. Also visible is a lump inside the bottom loop of the G in GOD.

Reverse C die markers in motto

Additional markers that will aid in attribution are several die lines around the lower leaves, indicated by the arrows in the next photo.

Reverse C die lines in leaves

Reverse C Die States

Perfect die.
Die lines in the leaves have been removed by die polishing.

OC-8 has been found with both reverse die states. Note that the die lines in the lower leaves are gone in reverse die state b.

Photo credits:

Obverse 6: 1872 NGC AU52, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.
Reverse C: 1872 NGC AU55, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.