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The clash marks of obverse are prominent and their location indicate normal coin alignment at the time of the clashing event. However, reverse is rotated to a high degree and shows no signs of clashing. Therefore, it may well be that te obverse was paired with another reverse prior to this die pairing. Comments by David Poliquin.
Obverse with a slight upward slope of the date. Features clash marks to the left and top of the portrait. The following die cracks are noted:
1. Die crack from the denticles at 1:15 connecting the tops of OF and exiting at 2:15.
2. Die crack from 9:30 connecting the tops of ITED of UNITED
3. Die crack from 9:30 connecting the tops of STATES and exiting at the denticles at 11:45.
4. Die crack from the denticles at 10:15 joins the crack from #3 and exits through the denticles at 11:00
Obv. EDS: Retained cud forms in the area defined by the die crack from #4.
Obv. LDS: Full cud has now formed in the area defined by the die crack from #4.
Reverse is rotated 178 degrees clockwise. During the later die state, reverse exhibits weakness in strike at the rim from 7:00 to 7:30 due to the formation of the cud on obverse.
1866 FND N/A
Poliquin:1866 P15
Snow:1866 Snow N/A
Breen:Breen N/A
Marvin and Margolis:IC-1866-1
