1860 OC-3

1860 OC-3

Die Pair	2 - C
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

Comments: This is the third and final use of Obverse 2 and the first of two uses of Reverse C.

Obverse 2
The photo below shows the Obverse 2 attribution.

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 the result of die damage since it doesn't appear on state a.

The die line in the gown is shown in the next photo. The line is apparently die damage that occurred during the minting process, probably when the reverse die was changed. It doesn’t appear on obverse die state a. We’ve never seen an example of OC-3 with obverse die state a, but it’s possible that an example may exist. Conversely, all examples of OC-2 that we’ve seen have been obverse die state a, but it’s possible that a die state b example may exist.

1860 Obverse 2 die line in gown - State b

Reverse C
Reverse C displays one notable marker, a large die chip off the bottom of the middle arrow shaft, joining the shaft to the upper tip of the lower arrowhead.

1860 Reverse C die chip

Reverse C Die States

Perfect die.
Faint die cracks surround the reverse at the top of the letters.
Clash marks in shield recesses.

OC-3 is found only with die state a.

Photo credits:

Obverse 3: 1860 NGC MS62, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.
Reverse C: 1860 NGC MS62PL, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.