Bank Of Upper Canada 1850 Penny

BUC-228C

Courteau R--

a. Die Number Information

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

 HCMM Catalog No. Die Pair 
 BUC-228C  O228C + R228B

2. Other Die Pairs That Include One of the Dies of BUC-228C

 Catalog No. Die Pair 
  BUC-228B  O228B + R228B
  BUC-229  O226 + R228B

B. Die Pair-Specific Comments

None.

C. Obverse Die Details

1. Obverse O228C Die Cracks and Die State Progression

No die cracks noted. Die pair state progression only from reverse markers.

2. Obverse O228C 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

CANADA

CANADA

Special Comments:

In BANK the N is repunched with a new font with very thin serifs. The thin serifs of the new font show at the left upper corner and the left side of the top of the right leg.

In UPPER the Ps are repunched in slightly lower relief in a new font with the upper left serif tapers (in the original font they were parallel). The new serifs show because the upper left corners were broken off the original letters.

3. Obverse O228C Die Clashes, Gouges, and Misc. Features

None noted. 

D. Reverse Die Details

1. Reverse R228B 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
 228C.1 Cr to BANK (S)

BANK

2. Reverse R228B broken Letter Unrepaired or Repunched

Summary: BANK TOKEN ONE PENNY

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

BANK

TOKEN

ONE

ONE

Special Comments:

In BANK the broken original N is repunched in lower relief with a new font with thin serifs. On higher grade examples one can still see the broken edges of the original letter at the upper left corner and the top of the right leg.

In TOKEN the broken original E is repunched in lower relief, so that on higher grade examples one can still see the broken upper left corner and broken edges of the gap in the top arm.

In ONE the original broken O is repunched in low relief, so one can still see the broken section at the top of the original letter.

3. Reverse R228B Die Clashes, Gouges, and Misc. Feature

Rust mark on leg of BANK