Bank Of Upper Canada 1850 Penny

BUC-217 

Courteau R5

a. Die Number Information

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

 HCMM Catalog No. Die Pair 
 BUC-217  O216 + R215

2. Other Die Pairs That Include One of the Dies of BUC-217

 Catalog No. Die Pair 
  BUC-215  O218 + R219
  BUC-215A  O215A + R215

B. Die Pair-Specific Comments

Die O216 is unique in having the 1850 repunched with a C in low relief (see below). This obverse was used only on BUC-216 and 217.

C. Obverse Die Details

1. Obverse O216 Die Cracks and Die State Progression

Summary: BANK OF UPPER CANADA * 1850 *

Red = area with die crack(s) observed in most advanced die pair state

Die Pair State Progression

Abbreviations: Cr = crack, T = trace, S = small, M = moderate, L = large

 Die Pair State Obverse Characteristics
 217 No die cracks.
 217.1 Cr to point of L ground
 217.3 New cr to UPPER (S)

Cr to left ground

UPPER

2. Obverse O216 Broken Letters Unrepaired or Repunched

Summary: BANK OF UPPER CANADA * 1850 *

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

UPPER

1850

Special Comments:

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

The 0 in the date was initially lightly repunched with a C. The back of the C hangs out to the left and its upper serif shows at the UR.

3. Obverse O216 Die Clashes, Gouges, and Misc. Features

None noted.

D. Reverse Die Details

1. Reverse R215 Die Cracks and Die State Progression

None noted.

2. Reverse R215 broken Letter 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

Special Comments:

In both BANK and PENNY the Ns have been repunched slightly high, leaving the R top of the R leg doubled.

In ONE the has been repunched slightly high, leaving the broken bottom arm showing.

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

None noted.