NEWS! 9/14/2019
Upcoming changes to Haxby 1859 N9 Catalog
Finalization of Haxby Numbering System
When the Haxby 1859 N9 catalog was first published in 2011, it was designed to be fluid so that changes to the catalog numbers and die numbers could be made as discoveries of new dies and die pairs came to light. After nearly eight years and various renumbered dies and catalog numbers, we feel the catalog has reached a point where the catalog and die numbers should be made permanent.
The final changes to the catalog numbers will be incorporated into the catalog on October 15, 2019. The new catalog numbers for die pairs will be sequential from PC59-1 (the old PC59-I11) to PC59-248 (the old PC59-831). Here is a LINK to a page with the complete listing of the new and old catalog numbers to help in renumbering your collection for the final time.
The actual obverse and reverse die numbers will remain as they are currently and will not change in the future.
Future discoveries will be added without changing existing catalog or die numbers in the following manner:
New obverse or reverse dies will be placed in the proper sequence and be given a lower case suffix letter (x,y,z). For example, if a new reverse die were found which belonged after E7a, it would be given the number E7x. Dies E7a and E7b would not change.
New die pairs would be placed in the proper sequence and be given an upper case suffix letter (A,B,C). For example, if a new die pair were found which belonged after PC59-80, it would be given the catalog number PC59-80A. Catalog numbers PC59-80 and PC59-81 would not change.
Addition of die pair rarity ratings
A new page will also be added to the catalog on October 15, 2019 showing the relative rarity of each of the 248 known Haxby N9 die pairs. The rarity scale used will be a ten point scale with R-1 being very common to R-10 being a single example known. These ratings were based on the study of nearly 5,000 1859 N9 cents as well as other information sources. While these ratings will likely undergo changes as new information becomes available, we believe these numbers to be fairly accurate.
Finalization of Haxby Numbering System
When the Haxby 1859 N9 catalog was first published in 2011, it was designed to be fluid so that changes to the catalog numbers and die numbers could be made as discoveries of new dies and die pairs came to light. After nearly eight years and various renumbered dies and catalog numbers, we feel the catalog has reached a point where the catalog and die numbers should be made permanent.
The final changes to the catalog numbers will be incorporated into the catalog on October 15, 2019. The new catalog numbers for die pairs will be sequential from PC59-1 (the old PC59-I11) to PC59-248 (the old PC59-831). Here is a LINK to a page with the complete listing of the new and old catalog numbers to help in renumbering your collection for the final time.
The actual obverse and reverse die numbers will remain as they are currently and will not change in the future.
Future discoveries will be added without changing existing catalog or die numbers in the following manner:
New obverse or reverse dies will be placed in the proper sequence and be given a lower case suffix letter (x,y,z). For example, if a new reverse die were found which belonged after E7a, it would be given the number E7x. Dies E7a and E7b would not change.
New die pairs would be placed in the proper sequence and be given an upper case suffix letter (A,B,C). For example, if a new die pair were found which belonged after PC59-80, it would be given the catalog number PC59-80A. Catalog numbers PC59-80 and PC59-81 would not change.
Addition of die pair rarity ratings
A new page will also be added to the catalog on October 15, 2019 showing the relative rarity of each of the 248 known Haxby N9 die pairs. The rarity scale used will be a ten point scale with R-1 being very common to R-10 being a single example known. These ratings were based on the study of nearly 5,000 1859 N9 cents as well as other information sources. While these ratings will likely undergo changes as new information becomes available, we believe these numbers to be fairly accurate.
