Can anyone tell me what die variant (WB) this 1873 CC half is?

AlanSki

LJenkins11

I don't claim with certainty but based on the mint mark and the dates right side arrow (not low) on the obverse my gut feeling is WB-3 and not WB-5. WB-5 has prominent enough die breaks in areas that on your example are not worn to smithereens and should be somewhat visible though im curious what other SLH folks think. I didn't know what "Berlinghof" meant before today, thanks for sharing.

Edit, having looked at the obverse date arrows further it's WB-3. WB-5 arrows are spaced further from the date on both sides compared to your coin.

Here is a link to the reference material I used.

http://www.lsccweb.org/BillBugertBooks.php

AlanSki

Thank you. You gave me more information than I originally had regarding survival estimates.

Barberian

You have a WB3 "small CC".

Here are the three "With arrows, Small CC" 1873-CC die marriages:

WB-3: Left arrow shaft high (up near serif), right arrow shaft centered between loops of 3

WB-4: Left arrow shaft low; right arrow shaft not centered, points to lower loop on 3

WB-5: Left arrow shaft low; right arrow shaft centered between loops of 3

jesbroken

I agree with WB-3, arrows pretty much nail it, as die cracks not visible in photos nor lumps.
Jim

AlanSki

Would it be worthwhile to send it to our hosts since they only have a pop 1 WB-3 in F-15?

LJenkins11

IMHO I would leave it as is in that old ANACS holder with Berlinghof on the label.