1871 OC-8

1871 OC-8 Doubled Die Obverse - Top-30 Variety

Die Pair	7 - B
Date Grid	B / 4-3.5 / Level
Obverse Die States	a

Estimated Rarity	R4
1, 1 Vertical	H, H
Reverse Die States	d

Comments: This is the only use of Obverse 7 and the fourth and final use of Reverse B.

Obverse 7
The photo below shows the Obverse 7 attribution grid.

1871 Obverse 7 attribution grid

The obverse 7 die is doubled. The doubling is most pronounced on the left ends of the horizontal shield lines, pictured below. We’ve included this variety as one of our Top-30.

1871 Obverse 7 die doubling

Obverse 7 Die States

Perfect die.

No later die states have been observed.

Reverse B
1871 Reverse B features two notable die lines, pictured in the next two photos, that allow quick identification of mid- to high-grade examples. Note that these die lines are much weaker on state c of the reverse due to die polish.

1871 Reverse B die line near eagle's beak

1871 Reverse B die line in fold under TRUST

Reverse B Die States

Perfect die.
A faint die crack joins the top of TES. The die line from the eagle's beak is sharply defined, completely visible.
The reverse die hs been polished. The die crack is no longer visible. The die line from the eagle's beak is much weaker, barely visible in the field between the beak and the scroll.
The die line from the eagle's beak is weaker, completely gone from the field, weak on the shield, only visible under the top loop of the D in GOD.

No later die states have been observed. OC-8 is found only with reverse die state d.

Photo credits:

Obverse 6: 1871 NGC AU55, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.
Reverse B: 1871 NGC AU55, from the Osburn-Cushing reference collection.