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1905

Mintage:  80,717,011

Proof:  2,52

Comments:  1905 cents are easily obtainable in all grades.  As always, selecting problem free, eye appealing examples should be the priority for collectors.

Repunched dates for 1905 are mostly minor.  Three doubled die reverses are found within this year, with variety 21 the best of the three in terms of degree of boldness.

Rarity Estimates for 1905 Varieties

Emission Sequence of 1905 Obverses and Reverses

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Top  100 Variety Number Obv Rev Date Position Obverse / Reverse Attributes Cross Reference
Proof 1 1 A B Proof Die / Proof Die Snow PR1
1 2 B RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The South Below The Base Of The 5 Snow 1, RPD-002
3 4 D LH Doubled Die Reverse:  Class II Hub Doubling Of Leaf Veins and Outer Edges Of The Leaves Within Both Left and Right Side Of The Wreath Snow 3, DDR-001
4 5 E B Misplaced Digits:  The Tops Of Misplaced 9, 0 and 5 Digits Within The Denticles Below The Date; Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The North Within The Loop Of The 5
Snow 4, MPD-002
6 6 G B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The West By The Left Base Of The 190 Digits Snow 5b, RPD-001
8 8 I RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Of The Serif Of The 1; To The South Within The Upper Loop, To The Southwest and To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 9; To The Northwest Above and To The North Within The 0; To The North Above, To The South Below The Flag and To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 5 / Die Cracks From 3:30, 7:00 and 9:30 Snow 7 Obverse
RPD-005
10 10 K LE Repunched 1 to the South / Die Cracks at 3:00, 7:00, 7:30 and 10:00 Snow 9, RPD-007
1111LBRepunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The North Above The Left Base, Serif and Top Of The 1 Digit; To The Southeast and Northwest Within The Upper Loop Of The 9 Digit; To The South Within The 0 Digit; To The South Below The Flag and Base As Well As To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 5 Digit / Cracked Die:  Die Crack Segment Extending Between 2:45 and 3:30 Within The Right WreathSnow 10, RPD-008
15 15 P RE Doubled Die Reverse Snow 14, DDR-003
18 18 S C Misplaced Digits:  The Tops Of Misplaced 0 and 5 Digits In The Denticles Below and To The Left Of The Primary 0 and 5 Of The Date, Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif Of The 1, To The South Within The Upper Loop Of The 9, To The West Of The Upper Left Of The 0 and To The North On All Elements Of The 5 / Rev. S.2:  Die Cracks From 5:00 and 7:15; Rev. S.3:  Retained Cud Between 3:30 and 5:00
21 21 V LH Doubled Die Reverse Snow 20, DDR-002
23 23 X RH Repunched 5 to the South Snow 22, RPD-015
26 26 AA LE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif Of The 1, Within The Northeast Corner Of The Lower Loop Of The 9 and To The North Above The Flag Of 5 Snow 25
27 27 AB LH Repunched 1 to the North / Die Cracks at 3:15 to 4:45 and 8:30 Snow 26, RPD-019
28 28 AC LH Repunched 1 to the West Snow 27, RPD-020
29 29 AD RE Repunched 5 to the Northeast RPD-024
30 30 AE C Reverse Retained Cud between 3:15 and 4:30 CUD-004
31 31 AF RE Reverse Retained Cud between 3:30 and 4:30 CUD-005
32 32 AG RE Reverse Die Crack from 8:30; Rev. AG.2:  Retained Cud between 6:30 and 8:30
33 33 AH RH Reverse Retained Cud between 2:30 and 4:00
34 34 AI RE Reverse Retained Cud between 3:30 and 5:00
35 35 AJ C Reverse Retained Cud between 8:00 and 9:15
36 36 AK LH Reverse Retained Cud between 3:15 and 4:45
37 37 AL RH Repunched 5 to the East / Reverse Retained Cud between 2:15 and 4:00
38 38 AM LE Repunched 1 under the Serif and Repunched 5 within the Lower Loop and above the Flag
39 39 AN LH Repunched Date:  initial date impressions under the serif and hight points of the 1, within the upper loop to the south and lower loop to the north of the 9, within the 0 to the north and within the lower loop of the 5 to the north
42 42 AQ LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The North Above The Base Of The 1; To The North Within Both Loops and Above The Ball, As Well As To The South Within The Upper Loop Of The 9; To The South Within The 0; To The South Below The Flag and Base, As Well As To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 5 Snow 30, RPD-022
43 43 AR LE Repunched Date:  An Initial Date Impression To The South Below The Base Of The 1 Snow 31
44 44 AS LE Repunched Date: Initial Date Impressions To The North Of 05 / Die Cracks From 3:45 and 10:00 Snow 32
45 45 AT LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif Of The 1 and To The North Above The 0
46 46 AU RH Reverse Break Located at 2:15 On Oak Leaf, Die Cracks From 2:15, 4:15 and 6:45; Rev. U.2:  Partial Cud Between 2:15 and 2:30 and Die Break at 4:15 Connecting Middle and Lower Arrowheads
47 47 AV C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The South Below The Base Of The 1
48 48 AW LE Reverse Retained Cud Between 3:30 and 5:00
49 49 AX RH Reverse Retained Cud Between 3:15 and 4:45
50 50 AY B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The North Above The Left and Right Base Of The 1, To The North Within The 0, To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 5 and To The South At The Base Of The 5
51 51 AZ LH Reverse Retained Cud Between 1:00 and 2:15
52 52 AAA B Reverse Partial Cud Between 2:30 and 3:45, Die Cracking From 6:00, Die Cracking From 9:00
53 53 AAB LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The Northwest Above The Left Base Of The 1 and Outside The Ball Of The 9
54 54 AAC RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Within The Upper Loop Of The 9, To The East Below The Flag Of The 5 and To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 5
55 21 AAD LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The South Within The Lower Loop Of The 9 Snow 21, RPD-014
56 55 AAE LE Reverse Cud Between 3:15 and 5:00, Partial Cud Between 6:45 and 8:15
57 56 AAF B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The North Above The Flag and Top, As Well As To The East Of The Top Of The 1; To The South Within Tthe Upper Loop, To The North Within The Lower Loop and Within The Crotch Of The 9; To The South and North Within and To The East Of The Top Right Of The 0; To The South Below The Flag and To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 5
58 57 AAG LH Reverse Die Cracks Between 2:15 and 3:45; 7:30 and 9:45; 10:00 and 11:30
59 58 AAH C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Of The Ball Of The 9; To The North Within The 0; and To The South Below The Flag, North Above The Lower Loop and To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 5 / Partial Cud Between 1:30 and 3:30, Die Crack From 8:00; Rev. AAH.2:  Retained Cud Between 2:30 and 3:30
60 59 AAI B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The North Within The 0 and Lower Loop Of The 5 / Die Lines Within Vertical Shield Bars, Die Crack Between 7:30 and 9:45
61 60 AAJ RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South and North Within The Upper Loop Of The 9; To The South Within The 0; To The South Below The Flag, Within The Loop and Below The Base, As Well As To The North Within The Loop Of The 5
62 61 AAK RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions Located To The East Of The Base Of The 1, To The South Within The Upper Loop Of The 9, To The South Within The 0 and To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 5
63 62 AAL C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Base Of The 1, To The South Within The 0 and To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The 5 / Die Crack From 6:30
64 63 AAM RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions Located To The South Below The Base Of the 1 and 9
65 64 AAN LE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below the Base Of The 1; To The East Within The Upper Loop Of The 9; To The East Within The 0; To The North Above The Ball and Within The Lower Loop Of The 5
66 65 AAO RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression Located To The South Below The Upper Loop Of The 9 / Artifacts Among The Vertical Shield Bars, Within The Upper and Mid Right Wreath and On The Middle Olive Leaf; Die Cracks From 3:00 and 7:00
67 8.2 AAP RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The North Above The Flag Of The 5 / Die Cracks From 2:00, 4:00, 8:00 and 9:00 Snow 7
68 2.2 AAQ RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The South Below The Base Of The 5, Die Crack At 5:00 Snow 1, RPD-002

Rarity Estimates for 1905 Varieties

Variety Rarity
Proof 1 URS-11
1 URS-8
3 URS-9
4 URS-9
6 URS-9
8 URS-8
10 URS-9
11URS-8
15 URS-9
18 and 18a URS-8
18b URS-6
21 URS-8
23 URS-9
26 URS-9
27 URS-9
28 URS-8
28a URS-8
29 URS-9
30 URS-6
31 URS-6
31a URS-6
32 URS-8
32a URS-6
33 URS-6
34 URS-6
35 URS-6
36 URS-6
37 URS-6
38 URS-9
39 URS-9
42 URS-9
43 URS-9
44 URS-9
45 URS-8
46 and 46a URS-7
47 URS-9
48 URS-6
49 URS-6
50 URS-9
51 URS-6
52 URS-7
53 URS-9
54 URS-9
55 URS-9
56 URS-6
57 URS-9
58 URS-8
59 URS-7
59a URS-6
60 URS-8
61 URS-9
62 URS-9
63 URS-9
64 URS-9
65 URS-9
66 URS-9
67 URS-8
68 URS-8

Emission Sequence For 1905 Obverses and Reverses

Obverses / Reverses Die Pairings
Obverse 2 P-1  P-68
Obverse 8 P-8  P-67
Obverse 21 P-21  P-55

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