1891 Indian Head Cent Doubled Die Obverse FS-101 Snow-1

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Verified LegacyDoubled Die Obverse

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1891

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Cross-referenced as FS-101 in the Cherrypickers guide and Snow-1 in the Snow attribution system, the 1891 Indian Head Cent doubled die obverse is the premier variety for this date. Doubling manifests on LIBERTY within the feathered headdress ribbon and above OF in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, where hub displacement created visible separation on these legend elements. The dual Cherrypickers and Snow listings confirm guide-book recognition across the two most widely used Indian Head Cent variety references, with FS-101 marking it as the primary Fivaz-Stanton attribution and Snow-1 establishing it as the first cataloged variety for the year. James Barton Longacre's Indian Head design, featuring Liberty wearing a Native American-style feathered headdress, ran from 1859 through 1909, and the LIBERTY ribbon within the headdress provides one of the design's most examined areas for variety diagnostics. The doubling above OF in the country legend adds a peripheral diagnostic zone separate from the central portrait area. Collectors assembling FS-listed Indian Head Cent sets consider this variety essential for its dual-reference guide-book status.