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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 24590710, member: 105571&quot;]If you don&#039;t want to spend the money on the Snow books, the Whitman book on Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents is very informative on many matters including the Shallow N/Bold N matter and is available for less than $20 new.</p><p><br /></p><p>And to add to your confusion, for 1870 there is a third reverse that has the characteristics of both shallow and bold N types.&nbsp; It arose when they repunched the shallow N die with bold N punches to make it strike up better.&nbsp; Note that 1871 and 1872 reverses do not show this hybrid.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Side note, the 1877 used a shallow N reverse long after the mint stopped using it.&nbsp; Why did they use it again in 1877 when they&#039;d last used it in 1872?</p><p><br /></p><p>As to how to tell the difference between the shallow and bold N types:</p><p><br /></p><p>The shallow N is just more shallowly struck but it&#039;s hard to determine without both side-by-side.</p><p><br /></p><p>The shallow N has broader serifs on the N but again, hard to tell without a direct comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, the easiest tell is that the Bold N has middle serifs on the Es that are shaped like bugle horns.&nbsp; Get it B(ugle) = B(old).&nbsp; The middle E serifs on shallow Ns are shaped more like a T.</p><p><br /></p><p>Attached are pictures of all three types.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1561770[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1561771[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1561772[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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