1859 Large Cent -Guess The Variety N2

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fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 07/19/2021 5:27 pm 1859 large cent -guess the variety N2 Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Report this Post to the Staff

Meandice Valued Member Canada 256 Posts	Posted 07/20/2021 4:41 pm This is a tough one... I guess PC59-122 Die Pair 39+G6 Report this Post to the Staff
fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 07/20/2021 6:58 pm Thats what I thought ---Look at the 5 Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Edited by fourmack 07/20/2021 7:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Meandice Valued Member Canada 256 Posts	Posted 07/20/2021 10:04 pm I'm Stumped... You are pointing to the 5 that looks like the Reverse K1 that would be paired with Obv 39a (PC59-152) However the Obv 39a does not have a clogged "R" in VICTORIA So this is a Die Pair 39+K1? Report this Post to the Staff
fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 07/20/2021 10:35 pm correct state 1 --- it took me 4 goes to get this right and even had to be told look at the 5 PC59-125 not 152 Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Edited by fourmack 07/20/2021 10:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Phil310 Pillar of the Community United States 1101 Posts	Posted 07/21/2021 08:28 am Quote: However the Obv 39a does not have a clogged "R" in VICTORIA Clogs are a temporary feature which can appear on any die as grease/dirt collect in the recessed areas of the die. Once the die is cleaned, the clogs no longer appear on the coins. Here is a link to the page covering clogs from Dr. Haxby's introductory article on the 1859 N9 varieties. The information on clogs is at the bottom of the page. https://www.vickycents.com/prime-s8.html The reason clogs are included in the catalog is because there are some dies with few clear identifying features and the clogs are very helpful in identifying those dies. Also clogs help with determining die states. There is another marker to help differentiate obverses 39 and 39a. The A of REGINA has a broken left serif on Obverse 39, but on Obverse 39a the left serif is full. There are a few Obverse dies with the broken left serif on the A of REGINA. 20A, 47, and 47a are some of the others with that feature. This coin is a tough one to attribute (until you notice the 5) , because of the lack of die cracks. Early state coins are always more challenging to identify. Here are photos of the A of REGINA on the two dies. Obverse 39 with the broken A serif. Obverse 39a with the full A serif. Edited by Phil310 07/21/2021 08:59 am Report this Post to the Staff
Meandice Valued Member Canada 256 Posts	Posted 07/21/2021 10:25 am @fourmack Right PC59-125 not 152. That was a typo... @Phil310 Thank you for the explanation! Report this Post to the Staff
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