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First Indian Head cent found in change.
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Nothing special but it brought a smile to my face after spending $3.12 a gallon for fuel.
First time I've ever received an Indian for change. Gee, wish it was an 1877.
I returned home and said to my girlfriend, "Look what I found", she was on the phone, and could of cared less.
I wonder how many others handled it, and didn't even realize it was an Indian on the obverse.
As far as grade, maybe VF?
First time I've ever received an Indian for change. Gee, wish it was an 1877.
I returned home and said to my girlfriend, "Look what I found", she was on the phone, and could of cared less.
I wonder how many others handled it, and didn't even realize it was an Indian on the obverse.
As far as grade, maybe VF?
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I found one while working a booth a couple years ago. I couldn't believe my eyes.
Of course, I promptly replaced the cent with one of my own.
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Yes you could say special. I especially like the fact that I payed face for it.
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No way this warrants a "You Suck".
If it was a 1877, now that would be worthy of the title.
<< <i><<This gets you a "you suck!" award! >>
No way this warrants a "You Suck".
If it was a 1877, now that would be worthy of the title. >>
I agree, but I do think that coin started life as a proof.
JJ
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By the way I just got another one in change last year at the gas station. Second find in 37 years of life a 1901. I still get excited.
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I got one of those in change too - about 3 years ago. It was shocking.
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looks like a decent vf, too!
K S
<< <i>I wonder how many others handled it, and didn't even realize it was an Indian on the obverse. >>
Few people really look at pennies except to ensure that they are real and not some foreign coin. I bet this one had been inadvertently returned into circulation after years of being set aside in a drawer or jar.
I have a 1924 Lincoln in 63RB that I had forgotten to put back upon looking at my set of duplicates several months ago. I found it on the table and then stashed it in an eyeglass case to put back in the dupe album later. Well, I'm still waiting for later, the coin is still in the eyeglass case, but this is the sort of scenario where a coin of numismatic value can be released back into circulation without someone knowingly raiding a collection.
Oh yeah, yours looks like a solid xf.
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<< <i>VF! give me a break! It's a full XF-45, although cleaned on the obverse. However the reverse fields look a bit buckled. Perhaps it was removed from an encasement, although there is not rim damage such pieces usually have. Certianly not a Proof strike. >>
I agree... ex-jewelry. On the obverse picture I can see two spots of rim damage.
Another indication - see if it is slightly smaller diameter than other Indian Cents. Encased cents usually are squshed slightly by the encasment process.
So for 1 cent I received an $8 -10 dollar coin, at least according the the PCGS price guide.
<< <i>That's crazy. A 101-year-old coin circulating. >>
Some kid probably stole it from his father's coin collection.
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