Yet Another 1859 Large Cent That Needs Help With Id.

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joecoin Pillar of the Community United States 789 Posts	Posted 05/02/2019 08:30 am What I believe I know so far: 1859 Victoria large cent. Wide 9 over 8. I1 obverse. The Haxby website says, "One of three known "Bridge Dies" which struck both 1859/8 and Narrow 9 cents." But there is no info (that I can find) on that site regarding the non-narrow (fat?) 9 variety reverse marriage. Anyone that can steer me in the right direction? * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Report this Post to the Staff

Phil310 Pillar of the Community United States 1101 Posts	Posted 05/02/2019 10:28 am I don't know of any website that will answer your question, but Rob Turner wrote the book on wide 9/8 1859's. You can get the book at his website: https://www.victoriancent.com/index.html He or someone else on the forum familiar with the W9/8's will probably tell you the die pair on your coin. Are there any die cracks on the reverse? Edited by Phil310 05/02/2019 10:35 am Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 05/02/2019 10:39 am OI1/RD2, which comprised about 4% of the 1859 W9/8 mintage. http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Literary Award Winner, 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award Winner, & 2022 Paul Fiocca Award Winner. Life Member of RCNA. Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5592 Posts	Posted 05/02/2019 10:52 am Well, you heard it from the author's mouth and a nice scarcer 9/8. Report this Post to the Staff
joecoin Pillar of the Community United States 789 Posts	Posted 05/03/2019 11:31 am Fantastic, thanks for the response. Going to have to budget out for that beautiful looking book. Report this Post to the Staff
joecoin Pillar of the Community United States 789 Posts	Posted 05/03/2019 12:24 pm Quote: Are there any die cracks on the reverse? I do not see any obvious die cracks on the reverse. Here's a pic of a possible faint crack coming off the dentil between leaves 4 and 5. Also a pic of a possible die chip above leaf 16. Report this Post to the Staff
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