Comments: Reverse C (1848 Reverse B) is paired with an incremental 1849 obverse die. Obverse 4 typically produces sharply struck examples. The diagnostic for Obverse 4 is the date position. A close inspection of the date digits shows that there are residual date punch artifacts behind the 4 and 9 digits. Depending on the light angle for illumination, these artifacts could have been seen in the past as repunching on the 49 digits or on the 9 digit. Within the scope of this book, I consider this variety to have a heavy date with punch artifacts only.

1849 Varieties 101, 101a, 102, 102a, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107

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