Undated 1C Indian cent--Uniface Obverse on Half Dime ...

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Wonderful Uniface Indian Cent on Half Dime Planchet

Undated 1C Indian cent--Uniface Obverse on Half Dime Planchet--MS63 PCGS. The description as provided on the PCGS label is technically correct, although it may seem a little confusing, as it is the reverse design that is present. The blank side, which is considered the uniface side, then becomes the obverse of this one-sided coin. Assuming the obverse was the hammer die and the reverse was the anvil (stationary) die, a half dime planchet was seated on the reverse die with a cent planchet on top, and both of these planchets were struck by the hammer die containing the Indian cent obverse design. The other coin from this pair, assuming it still exists, would be an Indian cent with the obverse design intact, and an indent in the center of the reverse from the half dime planchet with remnants of the reverse design only at the border. As this is struck on a half dime planchet, it would not have been produced after 1873. The reverse has the earlier T-shaped center strokes to each E in ONE CENT, suggesting that this is dated prior to 1870. This is a lovely Mint State example with brilliant silver surfaces and pale gold toning at the borders.
From The Larry Rausch Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 227F, PCGS# 2058, GSID# 1291)

Weight: 4.67 grams

Metal: Copper

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