Bank Of Upper Canada 1850 Penny

BUC-226 

Courteau R3

a. Die Number Information

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

 HCMM Catalog No. Die Pair 
 BUC-226  O229 + R226

2. Other Die Pairs That Include One of the Dies of BUC-226

 Catalog No. Die Pair 
  BUC-227  O229 + R213
  BUC-229  O229 + R228B

B. Die Pair-Specific Comments

None noted.

C. Obverse Die Details

1. Obverse O229 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
 226.1 Cr CANADA (T)

CANADA

2. Obverse O229 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

BANK

BANK

UPPER

UPPER

UPPER

UPPER

CANADA

CANADA

CANADA

CANADA

Special Comments:

In both BANK and CANADA the Ns have been repunched in low relief in a new font with very thin serifs. The the thin serifs of the new font show in the areas where the Ns had broken: UL serif and L top of the R leg.

In UPPER the original Ps with broken upper left corners are repunched in slightly lower relief in a new font with the upper left serif tapers (in the original font they were parallel). On better condition examples one can see the edges of the broken corners.

In UPPER the original E with a broken top arm has been repunched in lower relief, so that on higher grade examples one can still see the broken edges of the gap in the top arm and doubling of the upper left serif.

In CANADA the A is repunched to the left in slightly lower relief, causing doubling of the left side of the left leg and the right side of the inner triangle.

3. Obverse O229 Die Clashes, Gouges, and Misc. Features

None noted.

D. Reverse Die Details

1. Reverse R226 Die Cracks and Die State Progression

Summary: BANK Crn TOKEN * ONE PENNY *

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 Reverse Characteristics
 226.1 Cr to upper rosette.

Upper rosette (state 226.1)

Special Comments:

None.

2. Reverse R226 broken Letter Unrepaired or Repunched

Summary: BANK Crn TOKEN ONE PENNY

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

BANK

BANK

TOKEN

Special Comments:

In BANK the A is repunched slightly slanted to the left, so it is doubled along most of its right side.

In BANK the K is repunched slightly slanted, so the front of the original right leg is doubled and shows the broken original at the bottom.

In TOKEN the T is repunched slightly slanted, so the lower half of the right side of the upright is doubled.

3. Reverse R226 Die Clashes, Gouges, and Misc. Feature

None noted.