1891-O

Variety 115a

 Obverse 12: Extra Ball To 9, Medium Date, Slight Upward Slope

Reverse N.2: Early Cuds at 4:30 and 7:30, Die Crack Through Medium O, [mm C,C,TR3]

        

Obverse 12                                              Reverse N.2

 

Obverse Diagnostic Point(s)                   Reverse Diagnostic Point(s)

        

        

Comments: Reverse N has substantially degraded with heavy diagonal die crack down through the right ribbon end and through the mintmark to the rim under the left ribbon end. Two potential die cuds are forming at the opposite sides of lower reverse. The first is evident between 4:00-5:00 and the second between 7:00-8:30.

The extra ball on the 9 digit is difficult to see on this lower grade specimen though the date position well matches the F-115 variety.

Dale Miller identified the later Reverse N die state during June 2011 and sent discovery coin for inclusion into the web-book. At the May 2014 Denver Coin Expo, the below F-115a example was purchased on the bourse floor by LSCC member Jim Poston. This example is essential at the same die state as the Dale Miller coin but higher grade. The die crack through the mintmark is well defined as is the partial cud at 4:30.

        

Plate Coin: Courtesy Dale Miller Collection, F12 (top above), Rare American Coins Inventory (immediately above)

1891-O Varieties 101, 102, 102a, 103, 103a, 104, 104a, 105, 106, 106a, 107, 108, 109, 110, 110a, 111, 112, 113, 114, 114a, 114b, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 120a, 121, 122, 123, 123a, 123b, 124, 124a, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131

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