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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 05/01/2018 7:20 pm I plucked these out of the coin shop's "junk" bin today, and certainly they're nothing to speak of from the standpoint of condition, but I just thought that since quite a few here seem interested in die varieties and states for this date that once I got them home, I'd see what I could see. The bottom two specimens seem to have repunched 9's. The center one has a nice obverse die crack. I'm by no means savvy vis-à-vis the finer points of these, so feel free to point out anything else you spot. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff

okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5589 Posts	Posted 05/01/2018 8:27 pm With that type of vine break at leaf 2, take a good look at the 9 .. That vine break has a few reverses that are pretty scarce. The left one on your 2-coin shot is a DP#2 .. nice find. I think that the 9 on the right coin (of the 2 coins) is PMD .. it's hard to tell from the pics. Nice bunch Report this Post to the Staff
Phil310 Pillar of the Community United States 1101 Posts	Posted 05/01/2018 10:27 pm The one on the top right looks like Haxby # PC59-633 (Obverse 63 + Reverse N1) This is the only 1859 N9 reverse die known with the broken and unrepaired stem to leaf 9. You should see an obverse die crack through the D of DEI, and I think I can see the reverse die crack to leaf 13. You can go to Dr. Haxby's website and check out the pages for obverse 63 and reverse N1 to see if it matches. You really get some good stuff out of those junk bins! Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 12:37 am Quote: You should see an obverse die crack through the D of DEI, and I think I can see the reverse die crack to leaf 13. Yup on both counts. Rather abashed to admit I hadn't noticed either, but that coin is the most damaged of the group. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 05/02/2018 10:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
Phil310 Pillar of the Community United States 1101 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 08:29 am Lucky, you've got a nice start to collecting 1859's by die pairs. Here's a link to Dr. Haxby's 1859 N9 website where you can check for markers on your other coins and ID them. It can be a lot of fun! www.vickycents.com Report this Post to the Staff
HoboNickelCarver Pillar of the Community United States 717 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 3:22 pm Great finds for a junk bin! Report this Post to the Staff
papeldog Pillar of the Community Canada 1923 Posts	Posted 05/02/2018 4:43 pm Yes I'll say very nice junk Report this Post to the Staff
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