This poor old girl has what looks like a major die break on the obverse but I'm not so sure. It wieghs 10.2gm, consistant with it's worn out condition. I don't think it's been heated because it still rings. The reverse die seems to be 31B/35J. Any thoughts?1831N13o.jpg
Randy,
How do you know it is an 1831 N13?
Looks like it could be a cud
I don't seriously think that this is a 31/13, I labeled it that because I don't know what it is and there is no such thing as a #13. It could be a 31/2 or a 35/18.Originally Posted by joecopper
I did not realize that my photo title would be part of the picture but now I do.
Last edited by copperhobbie; 11-13-2011 at 10:30 AM.
Randy,
makes more sense now - perhaps some of the Late date guys will have an opinion as they have many cud collectors.
Your reverse certainly looks to me most like 1835 J, and the position of the very worn star 6 looks most like the position of 1835 N.12, plus the late state rim break at stars 8-9 extended into a full die failure.
Possible yes but what seems to be a point against this being a major die failure is that the area opposite the "break" is well struck. I have seen large retained die breaks on condor tokens that are rather well struck on the opposite side -and this may well be a retained die break- but it seems to be way too off set from the normal surface to allow for a good impression of the reverse die. This may just be a damaged coin but I'll hang on to it just in case somebody finds another one
Randy
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