Comments: Obverse 3 can be characterized by a weakly punched date. The date digit punch barely penetrated the die's surface leaving a faint date impression. I consider this obverse die variety to be very scarce as few examples have been seen.

Reverse C is perfect but exhibits a weak denomination at the die's center point. In particular the letters O(N)E and D(IM)E were marginally transferred to this working die.

Attributing Reverse C and Reverse F will be difficult. See the below side by side comparison as a guide. Note that on Reverse F, the ON(E) is much stronger than the O(N)E while on Reverse C, that difference is not as pronounced.

Reverse C                                               Reverse F

1861 Type I Varieties 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109

1861 Type II Varieties 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 110a, 111, 112, 113

Back to 1861 Varieties Table

Back to Date and Mintmark Table