1872 OC-9

1872 OC-9

Die Pair	7 - C
Date Grid	JR of LE / 5-2.0 / Level
Obverse Die States	a

Estimated Rarity	R5+
1, 2 Vertical	SL, SL
Reverse Die States	b

Comments: This is the only use of Obverse 7 and the fourth of five uses of Reverse C.

Obverse 7
The photo below shows the Obverse 7 attribution grid.

1872 Obverse 7 attribution grid

Additional markers for obverse 7 are several tiny lumps between Miss Liberty’s legs, indicated by the arrows on the following photo.

1872 Obverse 7 lumps between legs

Obverse 7 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

, Reverse C Die States

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

OC-9 has been found only with reverse die state b. Note that the die lines in the lower leaves, shown in the descriptions of OC-7 and OC-8, are gone in this die state.

Photo credits:

Obverse 7: 1872 PCGS AU55, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.
Reverse C: 1872 NGC AU55, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.