1891 Large Cent With Large Obverse Legend Die Break

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tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 06:57 am I've owned a lot of 1891 large cents but this is the only one I've found with the large die break on the obverse legend. Being a die break, it has to be progressive and there must be lots of other examples out there. What do forum viewers know about this coin? Any comments are appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

Jadey Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 07:20 am Nice die break. I don't know anything about the coin, but I think that die breaks add character to the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 08:33 am Good eye! Report this Post to the Staff
fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 3:55 pm I be-leave yours is a Large Date Large Leaf 1891 with very large die cracks the biggest I have seen for this date. Rob needs to see this 1 https://www.victoriancent.com/uploa...tion_pdf.pdf Mine has smaller die cracks around the legend Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Report this Post to the Staff
tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 7:10 pm Thanks for the responses! Thanks for the pics, Don! It is a great date and the die cracks just add to the magic! Rob Turner probably has a better example of this particular coin but it's the only one I've seen. Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1299 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 11:41 pm I have examples of that one, but not with such advanced die cracks. Nice coin. http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA. Report this Post to the Staff
tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 04/05/2019 08:00 am Bosox,thanks for the comment! It is intriguing for the severity of the die crack. I keep looking for similar coins but so far haven't found any. Report this Post to the Staff
TerryT Pillar of the Community Canada 799 Posts	Posted 04/05/2019 6:36 pm Thought I might have one with that crack, checked mine and I came up with the same cracks as Fourmack's, with the crack at the R of GRATIA much heavier. Small die crack A of REGINA to the rim. Also has die clash marks from beads, above and below the queen. Both Tamarin and Fourmack's coins are portrait #2. Edited by TerryT 04/05/2019 6:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1299 Posts	Posted 04/05/2019 7:06 pm On the die that minted Tamarin's coin, the die chip between the A and N formed before the die cracks, so it is an easy way to ID this die in early die states. It is actually one of the more common obverse 2 dies used in 1891. The other two coins were minted by a different obverse die. http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA. Edited by bosox 04/05/2019 7:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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