DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR INDIAN CENT DIE VARIETIES


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1903

Mintage:  85,092,703

Proofs:  1,790

Comments:  1903 cent production is comparable to the other dates for the 1900's, so examples are readily availabe in all grades.  

The majority of die varieties for 1903 are minor.  Variety 13 is probably the best repunched date for the year based on the wide repunching.  Varieties 12 and 17 are the best misplaced digit varieties, with the former's obverse being the same as Proof 1 and the latter featuring the possible base of a 1 digit extending into the field from the bottom of the portrait.  Variety 9 features a class II doubled die reverse.  Variety 14 features a die failure at the lower lip that resembles a goatee.

Rarity Estimates for 1903 Varieties

Emission Sequence of 1903 Obverses and Reverses

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Top  100 Variety Number Obv Rev Date Position Obverse / Reverse Attributes Cross Reference
Proof 1 1 A C Proof Die, Repunching on the 3 to the North, 03 in the Denticles Snow PR1
1 2 B LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Bases Of The 1, 9 and 0 Digits Of The Date
Snow 1, RPD-003
2 3 C RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The South Below The Base Of The 3 Snow 2, RPD-004
3 4 D RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Above The Right Base and To The South Below The Base Of The 1; To The South Below The Upper Loop, To The East From The Ball and To The Southeast From The Lower Right Of The 9; To The West From The Lower Left Side, To The East and West Within and To The Southeast From The Lower Right Of The 0; To The West From The Lower Ball Of The 3; Obv. 4.2:  Obv. 4 Has Acquired Clash Marks and 8th Feather Die Break / Rev. D.2:  Rev. D Has Acquired Clash Marks Snow 3, RPD-001
4 5 E LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The South Of The Base Of The 3 Digit Snow 4, RPD-005
5 6 F LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions Located To The South Of The Base Of The 1 Digit and To The North Above The Ball Of The 3 Digit; Cracked Die:  Radial Die Crack From 11:00 / Cracked Die:  Die Crack From 4:00 Snow 5, RPD-006
7 8 H C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Of The Base, To The West Of The Upright, To The South Below The Serif and To The West Above The Flag Of The 1 Digit As Well As To The East Of The Base Of The 9 Digit / Cracked Die:   Die Cracks From 1:45 and 7:00 Snow 7a
9 9 J RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif and Base Of The 1, To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 9, To The North Within The 0 and To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 3 / Doubled Die:  Class II Hub Doubling On Wreath Veins Of Left and Right Wreaths; Rev. J.2:  Die Break In The Field Between 2:15 and 2:30 Snow 8, RPD-002
DDR-001
11 11 L B Misplaced 190 in the Denticles Snow 10, MPD-MPD-002
14 13 N B Small Die Break On Lower Lip; Obv. 13.2:  Die Break Atop Eighth Feather Has Developed; Obv. 13.3:  Die Break On Lower Lip Resembles A Goatee; Obv. 13.4:  Die Break On Lower Lip Has Now Extended To The Chin / Die Cracks From 3:45 and 11:30 Snow 15, ODD-001
15 14 O C Misplaced Digits:  The Tops Of A Misplaced 0 and 3 Digits Within The Denticles Below and To The Left Of The Primary 0 and 3 Of The Date; Rim Breakage Between 10:30 and 2:45 Snow 16, MPD-003
17 16 Q LH Misplaced 1 under Truncation Snow 19, MPD-013
22 21 V C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Bases Of The 1, 0 and 3 Snow 24, RPD-014
26 25 Z LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Base Of The 1 and To The South Below The Upper Loop and Below The Base Of The 9 Snow 28, RPD-018
27 26 AA LH Possible Misplaced Digit in the Denticles Below the 0 of the Date Snow 29, MPD-006
28 27 AB LH Die File Marks Before and After D of UNITED Snow 30, ODD-002
29 28 AC RH Repunching on the 3 to the South, Rim Breaks Between 4:30 and 5:30 / Bulged Bottom Right of N of CENT ODD-003
30 29 AD B Repunched 9 and 0 to the West at the Bases RPD-020
31 30 AE B Reverse Die Rust By The T Of CENT, Clash Die Snow 13
32 31 AF C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The West Within The Lower Loop Of The 9 and To The North Within The 0 and Within The Lower Loop Of The 3
33 32 AG B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif and Base As Well As To The North Above The Left and Right Base Of The 1
34 32.2 AH B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif and Base As Well As To The North Above The Left and Right Base Of The 1 / Raised Area Right Of The Left Leg Of N Of ONE
35 33 AI C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The North Within The 0, Light Die Crack From The Top Of The Right Base Of The 1 To The 9, Where A Small Die Chip Develops Within The Lower Loop Of The 9
36 34 AJ C Misplaced Digits:  The Tops Of A 0 and 3 Visible In The Denticles Below and To The Left Of The Primary 0 and 3 Of The Date Snow 16, MPD-003
37 35 AK RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Within The Lower Loop Of The 9 and To The East Of The 0; Die File Mark From Denticles Downward Into 'UNITE(D)' and A Shorter One From The Denticles Into The Field Above '(ST)ATES' Snow 33
38 36 AL LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The South Below The Base Of The 1, Misplaced Digits:  The Tops Of A 0 and 3 In The Denticles Below The Primary 0 and 3 Of The Date MPD-009
39 37 AM C Misplaced Digit:  The Top Of Either A Misplaced 0 Or 3 Digit Located Within The Denticles Below The 0 Of Date Snow 31, MPD-004
40 38 AC LH Bulged Bottom Right Of CE(N)T
41 39 AN RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Of The Base Of The 1 Digit and To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 9 Digit
42 40 AO C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions Located To The South Of The Bases Of The 0 and 3 Digits

Rarity Estimates for 1903 Varieties

Variety Rarity
Proof 1 URS-11
1 URS-9
2 URS-9
3 URS-9
3a URS-(9+)
4 URS-9
5 and 5a URS-8
7 and 7a URS-9
9 URS-9
9a URS-7
11 URS-9
14 and 14a URS-8
14b URS-(8+)
14c URS-(7-)
15 URS-9
17 URS-9
22 URS-9
26 URS-9
27 URS-9
28 URS-9
29 URS-8
30 URS-9
31 URS-9
32 URS-9
33 URS-9
34 URS-9
35 URS-9
36 URS-9
37 URS-9
38 URS-9
39 URS-9
40 URS-9
41 URS-9
42 URS-9

Emission Sequence For 1903 Obverses and Reverses

Obverses / Reverses Die Pairings
Reverse AC P-29  P-40

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