Indian Head Cent Collecting Question???

GoYankees

I'm thinking of building a collection of problem-free raw IHCs (XF/AU for the common dates and less for the rarer dates).

Mainly, I prefer coins with a full "LIBERTY" on the head bands. What's the minimum grade to reach that criteria?

Recommended dealers (eBay or elsewhere)?

Thanks in advance...


-mark

skydivdav

don't know, but it sure sounds like fun!
blue skies!
david

baron

i was thinking about starting an indian cent collection also. one website i have always looked at is i believe "eagle eye coin" which has extensive information.

EagleEye

Here are some articles on the subject:

Link to articles

Look for problem free chocolate brown examples. There are maany cleaned pieces available. Expect no bargains on the tough dates, you can usually find a few bargains on the common dates.

tjkillian

Generally you will find that XF is the lowest grade for a nice, clean LIBERTY. As Rick said, look for chocolate brown, not too dark, not at all pink, examples. I would collect both the easy ones and the hard ones at the same time. For every easy date, get a hard date, say 1866 with a 1901.

Tom

GoYankees

Thanks for the advice guys.

Great site Eagle Eye!