1882-H 1 Cent What Obverse Is This?

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hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/26/2010 9:52 pm Hi, can anyone for absolute sure pinpoint which obverse on this 1882H cent this is? it does not appear to be C1 as the bottom of the bust line is different, for sure NOT C1a and if the chin was different it could be C2. beats me.... thanks H Report this Post to the Staff

Ugly Pillar of the Community Canada 1733 Posts	Posted 05/26/2010 10:51 pm Here's one thing I'm pretty sure of; When they research and give examples of these obverse/reverse varieties, they never use less than AU samples for the simple reason that wear patterns all differ and well worn coins might have been damaged and worn down past the point of being able to understand how that damage might have affected the coins characteristics. Edited by Ugly 05/26/2010 10:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/26/2010 11:18 pm good point Ugly However, it does not really answer the original question. Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 05/27/2010 12:49 pm Obverse 2 over Obverse 1. Nice coin. 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
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/27/2010 7:17 pm Bosox, I have never heard of one obverse over another..does that mean there are 2 dies involved and the coin was subject to dbl strikes? there are no other indications of it. Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 05/27/2010 7:38 pm A single die pressed alternately by an Obverse 1 punch and an Obverse 2 punch. I covered these and the things in your 1901 post extensively in my book, Dies & Diadems. :)) 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
R2bR2c Valued Member Canada 153 Posts	Posted 06/10/2010 07:45 am As bosox says, it's an Obv 2 over Obv 1, where the working die was pressed by two different Obv hubs/masters ... not on purpose, but just a random selection by bthe floor crew as they were pressing the working dies. Mr Turner has a very clear explanation of the process in his book(s). For these 2/1's look for some nice doubling on the A's in Canada, as well as a very scarce one where many letters are doubled. Report this Post to the Staff
R2bR2c Valued Member Canada 153 Posts	Posted 06/10/2010 12:28 pm "Offsets" means the degree to which one strike fails to cover the other one. Or the amount of misalignment. Or how far off the doubling actually is. The amount of doubling that is peeking out from one side or another. Report this Post to the Staff
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