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1848
Variety 101a
Obverse 1.2: Polished Die, High Date, Downward Slope
Reverse A.2: Late Die State, Die Crack STA(TES), Reverse of 1847 (A)
Obverse 1.2 Reverse A.2
Obverse Diagnostic Point(s) Reverse Diagnostic Point(s)
Comments: The Obverse 1 and Reverse A die pair are in a later die state when the plate coin was struck. The Obverse 1 die lines, found earlier between Stars 9 through 12 and the rim, have been removed. The die chips previously seen around Stars 3 through 6 are also missing. A faint die crack is appears at the base of the 1 digit in the date. Reverse A has degraded further with a more prominent die crack at STA(TES). The vertical crack at the end of the left wreath stem now proceeds through the upper wreath leaves and ends at O(F).
Plate Coin: G. Fortin Collection, PCGS MS64 CAC Green