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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 8443048, member: 105571&quot;]I resurrected this thread because I recently purchased a coin that adds some additional information of the 1870-73 Shallow N/Bold N topic.&nbsp; For those three years you can collect either the Shallow N (Type 1) or the Bold N (Type 3) reverse coins.&nbsp; I previously posted in this thread how to tell the two apart by using the shape of the middle serif of the Es in ONE CENT.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, for the year 1870 only, the mint tried to turn Shallow N reverses into Bold N reverses by using the newer punches on the old hubs, thus creating the intermediate variety, the Type 2 Shallow N/Bold N.&nbsp; They repunched the two Ns but only one of the Es, the one in CENT.&nbsp;&nbsp; The result was not only a third reverse type for year 1870 but also many repunched die varieties.&nbsp; I have shown below in close up photos where the mint repunched the Ns and one of the Es but did not repunch the E in ONE.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is recognized by both Bowers and Snow in their respective books on the Indian Head Cents.&nbsp; So, going back to [USER=9270]@kanga[/USER] &#039;s original question:&nbsp; Yes, many IHC collectors collect both Bold N and Shallow N varieties for the years 1870-73 but also the intermediate variety Type 2 for year 1870.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1496646[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1496647[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1496648[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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