Bank Of Upper Canada 1850 Penny

BUC-215A

Courteau R--

a. Die Number Information

1. HCMM Catalog Number and Dies Making Up This Die Pair

 HCMM Catalog No. Die Pair 
 BUC-215A  O215A + R215

2. Other Die Pairs That Include One of the Dies of BUC-215A

 Catalog No. Die Pair 
  BUC-215  O215 + R215
  BUC-217  O216 + R215

B. Die Pair-Specific Comments

Catalog number BUC-215A was unlisted by Courteau and is the third pairing of a distinctive obverse die with reverse R215.

C. Obverse Die Details

1. Obverse O215A Die Cracks and Die State Progression

No die cracks noted.

2. Obverse O215A Broken Letters Unrepaired or Repunched

Summary: BANK OF UPPER CANADA * 1850 *

Letter color code: Black = normal, Green = broken & unrepaired, Brown = broken with noteworthy repunching

BANK

UPPER

Special Comments:

In the RP UPPER the letters are repunched in slightly lower relief in a new font where the UL serif of the Ps tapers (in the original font they the sides were parallel).

3. Obverse O215A Die Clashes, Gouges, and Misc. Features

None noted.

D. Reverse Die Details

1. Reverse R215 Die Cracks and Die State Progression

No die cracks noted. 

2. reverse R215 Broken Letters Unrepaired or Repunched

Summary: BANK TOKEN ONE PENNY

Letter color code: Black = normal, Green = broken & unrepaired, Brown = broken with noteworthy repunching

TOKEN

ONE

PENNY

PENNY

3. Reverse R215 Die Clashes, Gouges, and Misc. Features

None noted.