Indian Head Cents

mamieopa

New member from France, first discussion, excuse my poor English
Here are two Indian Head Cent coins
1878 present weight 3.13 g in good XF condition

1879 present weight 3.02 g in XF condition

Can you help me to determine more precise gradings and approximate market values for these coins I would like to sell.

ironmanl63

The 1878 is a strong XF. In a holder you might get $200. The 1879 is xf details but the scratch on the face is a big problem. You would be lucky to get $20.

ricko

@mamieopa....Welcome aboard, your English seems fine. Nice pictures too....Cheers, RickO

RedCopper

The 1878 is a nice AU 50
Contact Eagle Eye rare coins to sell it

ironmanl63

@RedCopper said:
The 1878 is a nice AU 50
Contact Eagle Eye rare coins to sell it

I could see the 78 in AU depending on luster. I second Rick Snow! He is fair and in my opinion the go to guy for Indian Cents.

mamieopa

Thank you for your quick answering. There is no scratch on the face of the 1879, perhaps something on the lens, I will take a new photo to check. No much luster left on the 1878, very little between letters,

Walkerguy21D

You could also check CoinFacts to get an approximate idea of the values, along with seeing what certified examples look like and have sold for.
I agree with the others; the 1878 is the 'money' coin, and probably grades XF45, with a shot at AU.
The 1879 is a much more common date and grades approximately XF40 - assuming it's not scratched, as you indicated, still a decent example of an earlier date.
Best of luck to you!

mamieopa

I took a new photo, same effect. Closer regarding with a magnifier, it seems to be a line in the patina, no metal is removed.