1875 Indian Head Cent Repunched Date FS-302 Snow-2

Description

Designated FS-302 and Snow-2, this 1875 Indian Head cent presents a repunched date in which all four digits shift uniformly to the west of their final positions. The consistent leftward displacement across the entire date logotype suggests the four-digit date punch was applied as a single unit in a second, offset impression rather than the result of individual digit punches being misaligned separately. This westward drift creates a horizontal shadowing effect spanning the full date, making it one of the more visually dramatic repunched date examples in the Indian Head cent series. The 1875 business strike was produced at the Philadelphia Mint in bronze alloy, part of the long run of Indian Head cents issued between 1864 and 1909. Snow-2 places this variety within Snow's specialist reference for Indian Head cent die varieties, pairing it with the FS-302 Cherrypickers attribution for collectors who cross-reference both catalogs. The uniform nature of the westward shift makes this variety straightforward to attribute even on well-circulated examples, as the ghost digits remain legible against the primary date.

Attribution History

• FS-302, Snow-2