Bank Of Upper Canada 1850 Penny

BUC-214 

Courteau R10

a. Die Number Information

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

 HCMM Catalog No. Die Pair 
 BUC-214  O214 + R214

2. Other Die Pairs That Include One of the Dies of BUC-213

 Catalog No. Die Pair 
  BUC-225  O224 + R214

B. Die Pair-Specific Comments

In BANK there is a major repunching of the K, which is die-defining for the die R214. This reverse has been found only on BUC-214 and BUC-224.

C. Obverse Die Details

1. Obverse O214 Die Cracks and Die State Progression

No die cracks noted.

2. Obverse O214 Broken Letters Unrepaired or Repunched

Summary: BANK OF UPPECANADA * 1850 *

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

BANK

UPPER

CANADA

CANADA

Special Comments:

In BANK the K has been repunched so that the new UL serif is low.

In UPPER the R is repunched at a slight angle such that the upper back and back of the inner loop are doubled.

In CANADA the C triple punched along the inside back.

In CANADA the N has been repunched so that the UR top of the R leg is doubled.

3. Obverse O214 Die Clashes, Gouges, and Misc. Features

None noted.

D. Reverse Die Details

1. Reverse R214 Die Cracks and Die State Progression

No die cracks noted. 

2. reverse R214 Broken Letters Unrepaired or Repunched

Summary: BANK TOKEN ONE PENNY

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

BANK

BANK

Special Comments:

In BANK the N has been repunched with a new font with very thin serifs, one of which shows at the L top of the R leg where the original letter was broken.

3. Reverse R214 Die Clashes, Gouges, and Misc. Features

Rust mark near TOKEN