1866 Indian Head Cent / IHC With Nearly Split Obverse Die

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DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/07/2014 12:37 am I just noticed this in a PCGS holder--has anyone seen this listed as a variety? It's not in my Snow book. Report this Post to the Staff

DavidZerbato Pillar of the Community United States 1081 Posts	Posted 03/07/2014 08:28 am It's interesting. I haven't seen it listed as a variety. It seems whether a coin is a variety is kind of arbitrary. There are some IHCs varieties with die gouges, breaks and chips. It really seems to depend on collector demand and the popularity of a variety. You could send it to Rick Snow to see if he believes it is worth a Snow number. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 03/07/2014 09:02 am It's certainly possible that it's one that Snow never encountered. But for now I'm thinking it's a common die variety that has a die crack (late die state). If so, Snow would not have included it. Report this Post to the Staff
RedRaider Pillar of the Community United States 1021 Posts	Posted 03/07/2014 10:09 am Rick will rarely assign a new Snow number for die cracks. While it is possible that he will, I think there would have to be a number of known examples and there would have to be an increased level of collectibility for him to add it to the attribution guide. I know that there is an 1864-L that has a die crack that runs vertically down the entire obverse that he assigned a Snow number to, but I believe that is the only one. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/07/2014 11:42 am The 64-L is the only one that's listed (S-16) Snow said he made an exception for this one, but I don't think cracks should be routinely listed. Then again--I'm torn, because a big crack like this is far more interesting than dozens of insignificant RPDs. Report this Post to the Staff
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1866 IHC With Nearly Split Obverse Die