1860 Penny Attribution Help - Die crack between 8 and 6 of date

[LotsofCoppers]

Hi all -- this penny is well circulated with some scratches but I would like to identify the variety if possible.  I thought it would be easy to locate based on the die crack in the reverse date.  But it appears that die cracks are not that well documented on these b/c I have not had any luck finding it.  There does appear to be an L.C. WYON signature on the shoulder and an L.C.W. under the shield.

Many thanks!

[mrbadexample]

Bit surprised no one's answered you yet so I'll have a go. 

Freeman 10, Obverse 2 Reverse D.

 

[secret santa]

I'd agree and would also say that the presence of a die crack doesn't constitute a variety, i.e. a unique combination of obverse and reverse types, and so I wouldn't expect to see die cracks (resulting from heavy die usage) mentioned in any reference book.

[LotsofCoppers]

Thanks very much!  I am going to look further into it so I can familiarize myself a little

I enjoy collecting the 1859 Victorian large cents of Canada and Haxby has it down to a beautiful science that you can use the location, shape etc. of the die cracks to identify to die.  That is how I was approaching it.  It is all sorts of fun - here's his site:

 

https://www.vickycents.com/index.html

Edited July 20, 2022 by LotsofCoppers
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[Mr T]

Looks like a Holland D* as well (sub-variety of Freeman D).

Paul Holland has looked at some die cracks in his articles but they're in-depth (not just documenting the different cracks).