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1860
Variety 101
Obverse 1: Proof Die, Medium Date, Downward Slope, Open 6
Reverse A: Proof Die, Die Doubling On DI(ME)
Obverse 1 Reverse A
Obverse Diagnostic Point(s) Reverse Diagnostic Point(s)
Comments: The 1860 proof obverse exhibits a group of horizontal die lines starting from the sixth stripe in the shield and moving right, under the scroll at LIBE(RTY), and ending at the fold in Liberty's gown line. The right base of the 1 digit is thick while the left is thin.
Reverse A is doubled on DI(ME) as illustrated above.
Plate Coin: G. Fortin Collection, PCGS PF64 Cameo