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Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 02/23/2019 4:08 pm I bought this 1873 closed 3 Indian Head cent at a swap meet this morning. It is worn but it will fill a hole. Report this Post to the Staff

westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 02/24/2019 03:42 am Congrats! Always nice to fill a hole in the collection. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
bullchaser Valued Member United States 51 Posts	Posted 03/06/2019 12:27 pm It has a very nice date! What does it mean when they say open/closed three? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/06/2019 12:37 pm A details coin, unfortunately. Mid-way through 1873, the numeral 3 was redesigned to open up more space between the two knobs - people were confusing the earlier style with 1878 because these knobs were so close together. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 03/06/2019 4:11 pm For further reading on this subject look for a book titled "1873-1873" by Harry X, Boosel. It's out of print, but a very good reference on the subject. Harry was known as Mr. 1873 and hopefully the book will eventually get placed on the Newman Numismatic Research site, most all of his correspondence with Eric P. Newman has already been scanned and put up there. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
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