Bank Of Upper Canada 1850 Penny

BUC-230 

Courteau R5

a. Die Number Information

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

 HCMM Catalog No. Die Pair 
 BUC-230  O231 + R230

2. Other Die Pairs That Include One of the Dies of BUC-230

 Catalog No. Die Pair 
  BUC-231  O231 + R213
  BUC-232  O231 + R232

B. Die Pair-Specific Comments

BUC-230, 231 and 232 share the common reverse die O231. This die has a die-defining repunching of UPPER, which facilitates quickly zeroing in on identifying the three die pairs.

C. Obverse Die Details

1. Obverse O231 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
 230.1 Cr BANK OF (S-T), cape to UPPER (T), UPPER (T), CANADA (T)

BANK OF (state 230.1)

Cape to UPPER (state 230.1)

UPPER (state 230.1)

CANADA (state 230.1)

2. Obverse O231 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

CANADA

CANADA

Special Comments:

In BANK the N is repunched in lower relief in a new font with thin serifs. The thin serifs of the new font show at the upper left and the left top of the right leg, where the original letter had broken.

In UPPER the Ps are repunched in slightly lower relief in a new font where the upper left serif tapers (in the original font they were parallel). The first P is repunched low, so the seifs at the left are doubled and the ragged edge of the upright of the original P shows at the top.

3. Obverse O231 Die Clashes, Gouges, and Misc. Features

Cud on rim over UPPER CANADA

D. Reverse Die Details

1. Reverse R230 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
 230.1 Cr to crown right of BANK

Left crown ENNY (state 230.1)

2. reverse R230 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 is repunched with the right serif of the right upright doubled.

In BANK the K is repunched with the right portions of the upright and leg doubled.

3. Reverse R230 Die Clashes, Gouges, and Misc. Features

None noted.