New Indian Cent purchase. Guess what grade PCGS gave this little Indian

jfriedm56

Check out this new Indian cent I just added to my collection

ajaan

MS64

Shane6596

MS65

NumisOxide

64

oih82w8

MS63

gumby1234

63

jfriedm56

Some good guesses. Reveal grade tomorrow so keep guessing

FlyingAl

MS64.

Walkerguy21D

63 Red.
Though I don’t know a lot about the color and designations on the copper nickel cents; I I do think the reverse appears as it does due to alloy mixing and not toning.

coinnut

My first thought was MS-62

jackpine20

MS63

[Deleted User]

That there is a 65

Goober

63 FTW! Maybe?

rays

MS62

Cocoinut

MS63

TPRC

63

alaura22

64

bagofnickels

MS64

jesbroken

MS63RD...beauty
Jim

zrnumismatics

MS64

Grantu

MS64

spyglassdesign

65

Clackamas1

I find it hard to grade. The stippling in the fields throws me off. I could go 62+ to 64, maybe 65/66 if what I am seeing is an illusion. Great strike, I think that is 95%, certainly a coin to be proud to own.

1Mike1

Imma guess 64 because of the spots.

winesteven

A better quality photo showing the mark in the field by the chin clearer could help. I’ll go with 64+.

Steve

jfriedm56

Maybe this is better?

winesteven

Yes. I’ll raise my initial 64+ guess to 65.

@jesbroken above said MS63RD, but copper-nickel Indians don’t have color suffixes.

Steve

MWallace

64

logger7

I'd say gem and red. Nice coin; it's surprising somewhat that many civil war date coins like this are not that rare as the higher denominations are, $5 and above.

ironmanl63

I will say 64. The obverse alone I would say 65.

jfriedm56

Better photo of reverse

ricko

Looks like an MS65 to me..... probably RD.... Pictures can be tricky... Cheers, RickO

Riley1955

Wow, the luster is awesome. I'll say 64.

winesteven

@logger7 said:
I'd say gem and red. Nice coin; it's surprising somewhat that many civil war date coins like this are not that rare as the higher denominations are, $5 and above.

@ricko said:
Looks like an MS65 to me..... probably RD.... Pictures can be tricky... Cheers, RickO

Copper-Nickel Indians (and Flying Eagle cents) do not get color suffixes (for 1864, the first batch of Indian Cents were made of Copper-Nickel, the remaining ones for 1864 were made with the normal Copper alloy).

Steve

ricko

@winesteven ... You are right, but I still call the nice IHC's red when I see them like that... Cheers, RickO

Coinscratch

65

lkenefic

I'll say MS65....

jesbroken

Those are far better photos and allows for a better guess for the grade. I actually knew regarding the color designation, just didn't consider it. My bad.
Jim

jfriedm56

Grade revealed. MS65. Thanks for all who responded. Sorry for the first batch of lousy pics. Will post some new IHC when cataloged.

ricko

@jfriedm56 ... Thanks for the picture... And, I got it right.... Yippee - Happy dance... Cheers, RickO

winesteven

@ricko said:
@jfriedm56 ... Thanks for the picture... And, I got it right.... Yippee - Happy dance... Cheers, RickO

And how about me? Admittedly I'm weak at grading. I originally said 64+ due to my concern of the scratch in the obverse field near the chin, so I asked for a better photo. When he provided that, I then adjusted my guess to 65.

As we all know, even a broken clock is correct twice every day, lol.

Steve

Shane6596

Very nice IHC, very clean.

Nice pickup.

joeykoins

Awesome specimen of the Indian Cent! Great buy.

1Mike1

@jfriedm56, PCGS has a pic of your coin. Not sure if you were aware.

winesteven

So, will you ship this coin to CAC and to Rick Snow to get their stickers? I'd say you have a real good shot at getting both!

Steve

OldIndianNutKase

I was going to grade it a MS64, but from your pictures it was hard to tell conclusively. Congrats on the 65 and you should send it to CAC and Rick Snow for validation. The TV suggests a better grade for an MS coin. I would havwe thought 66 based upon the TV photo. Color is perfect for a CuNi coin.

OINK

jfriedm56

@1Mike1 said:
@jfriedm56, PCGS has a pic of your coin. Not sure if you were aware.

I did verify it , but I don’t know how to post the TV on my post.

jfriedm56

@winesteven said:
So, will you ship this coin to CAC and to Rick Snow to get their stickers? I'd say you have a real good shot at getting both!

Steve

Thanks Steve. Was thinking about sending it to both.

winesteven

@jfriedm56 said:

@winesteven said:
So, will you ship this coin to CAC and to Rick Snow to get their stickers? I'd say you have a real good shot at getting both!

Steve

Thanks Steve. Was thinking about sending it to both.

For a four figure coin like this, the fees to potentially get stickers, even including round-trip shipping twice, is reasonable (the shipping costs are diluted if you include other eye appealing “solid for the grade” coins in the submissions). Not only would one or both stickers add some value, but when the time comes to sell, whether by you or your heirs, those stickered coins will be a lot easier to sell at fair value.

Steve