1860 OC-2

1860 OC-2

Die Pair	2 - B
Date Grid	LE / 4-5.0 / VS down
Obverse Die States	a, (b?)

Estimated Rarity	R4
1, 0 Vertical	VSH, C
Reverse Die States	a, b, c

Comments: This is the first of three uses of Obverse 2 and the only use of Reverse B.

Obverse 2
The photo below shows the Obverse 2 attribution grid.

1860 Obverse 2 attribution grid
The only barely notable Obverse 2 die markers are some faint die lines in the denticles opposite stars 5-7, shown in the photo below.

1860 Obverse 2 die lines in denticles

Obverse 2 Die States

Perfect die.
A heavy die line in the gown right of the Y in LIBERTY, apparently die damage, since it doesn't appear on state a.

We have seen OC-2 only with die state a. It's possible that it may exist with die state b.

Reverse B
Reverse B exhibits a snaky die line in the denticles above A3, shown in the photo.

Reverse B die line in denticles

Reverse B Die States

Perfect die.
Die lines connect ES.
A faint die break across the top of ICA.

The state b die lines connecting ES are shown in the next photo. They apparently were the result of die damage, since they’re not seen on state a.

Reverse B Die Lines Joining ES

We have examples of OC-2 with all three reverse die states.

Examples of OC-2 are often seen with dies rotated by as much as 10 degrees.

Photo credits:

Obverse 2 and Reverse B: 1860 NGC MS62, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.