{"id":4868,"date":"2014-12-22T22:46:31","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T04:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/?page_id=4868"},"modified":"2020-08-25T22:58:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T05:58:44","slug":"digit-punch-types","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/numismatic-research\/digit-punch-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Digit Punch Types"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-div\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h1>Digit Punch Types<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 26; line-height: 1.04;\" data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"27.04px\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); color: var(--body_typography-color); font-family: var(--body_typography-font-family); font-size: var(--body_typography-font-size); font-style: var(--body_typography-font-style,normal); font-weight: var(--body_typography-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\">If you look through the Indian Cents long enough, you will begin to notice subtle differences between the type faces of the date&#8217;s digits. These differences can be called <\/span><em style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); color: var(--body_typography-color); font-family: var(--body_typography-font-family); font-size: var(--body_typography-font-size); font-weight: var(--body_typography-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\">digit punch types<\/em><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); color: var(--body_typography-color); font-family: var(--body_typography-font-family); font-size: var(--body_typography-font-size); font-style: var(--body_typography-font-style,normal); font-weight: var(--body_typography-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\">. Two different digit punch types were used in 1865 and 1873. Documentation on why a change was made in 1865 has not been found, but mint records show that the digit punch in 1873 was changed because it looked so similar to the date 1878.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 26; line-height: 1.04; text-align: left;\" data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"27.04px\"><strong>1865 Digit Punches<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 18; line-height: 1.33; --minfontsize: 18;\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"23.94px\"><strong>1865 Fancy 5<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4868 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF4.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF4-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF4-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4879'>\n\t\t\t\t1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KFT.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KFT-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KFT-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KFT-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4876'>\n\t\t\t\t1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF2.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4877'>\n\t\t\t\t1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF3-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SF3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4878'>\n\t\t\t\t1865 Fancy 5 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 18; line-height: 1.33; --minfontsize: 18;\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"23.94px\"><strong>1865 Plain 5<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4868 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SP2.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SP2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SP2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SP2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4875'>\n\t\t\t\t1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KPT.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KPT-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KPT-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/KPT-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4872'>\n\t\t\t\t1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PF.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PF-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PF-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PF-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4873'>\n\t\t\t\t1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SP1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SP1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SP1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/SP1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4874'>\n\t\t\t\t1865 Plain 5 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 26; line-height: 1.04; text-align: left;\" data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"27.04px\"><strong>1873 Digit Punches<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Upon issue in 1873, Indian Head Cents had a small date ending in a 3 that was indistinguishable from an 8 with the naked eye. The problem was quickly noticed at the mint, and on January 18th, 1873, Chief Coiner A. Louden Snowden wrote a letter of complaint to Mint Director James Pollock.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 18; line-height: 1.33; --minfontsize: 18;\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"23.94px\"><strong>1873 Close 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-4868 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1873 Open 3 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1873 Open 3 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/O2.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/O2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1873 Open 3 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/O2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/O2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4884'>\n\t\t\t\t1873 Open 3 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1873 Open 3 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1873 Open 3 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/O1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/O1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1873 Open 3 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/O1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/O1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4887'>\n\t\t\t\t1873 Open 3 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 18; line-height: 1.33; --minfontsize: 18;\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"23.94px\"><strong>1873 Open 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-4868 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1873 Close 3 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1873 Close 3 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/C2.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/C2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1873 Close 3 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-4886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/C2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/C2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-4886'>\n\t\t\t\t1873 Close 3 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"1873 Close 3 Digit Punch Type\" data-caption=\"1873 Close 3 Digit Punch Type\" href='https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/C1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/C1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1873 Close 3 Digit Punch Type\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-4885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/C1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/C1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-4885'>\n\t\t\t\t1873 Close 3 Digit Punch Type\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_5957\" style=\"width: 556px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1873letter.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5957\" class=\"wp-image-5957 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1873letter-546x1024.jpg\" alt=\"1873 Digit Punch Types Change - \u00a0Close 3 to Open 3 - Indian Head Cent Penny\" width=\"546\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1873letter-120x225.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1873letter-160x300.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1873letter-223x418.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1873letter-500x938.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1873letter-546x1024.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.indianvarieties.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1873letter.jpg 712w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1873 Digit Punch Change &#8211; \u00a0Close 3 to Open 3 &#8211; Indian Head Cent Penny<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><div 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