PCGS Certifies a 1900 Indian Head Cent Struck In GOLD On A $2 1/2 Planchet MS 65!
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PCGS Certifies a 1900 Indian Head Cent Struck In GOLD On A $2½ Planchet MS 65!
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Collector of Early 20th Century U.S. Coinage.
ANA Member R-3147111
-Paul
what a sweet piece
makes me wonder why the mint never offered such as a special promotion
an ihc in silver and gold as well as a lincoln in silver and gold
but what a stunning piece...thanks for posting it
Byers, Aren't there 2-3 of these know with various dates
Green as in Colonel Edward H. R. Green
I hope to be able to at least see that coin before it disappears deep into a colllectors vault for a few decades. I will prey the king will buy it and have it on display soon.
<< <i>how much?! >>
6 figures
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That is just AMAZING!!!! Holy cow...... !!!
1. Close gaping mouth.
2. Wipe off drool.
Just a ballpark number.
Just wondering, GrandAm
<< <i>What is the value of this coin?
Just a ballpark number.
Just wondering, GrandAm
FYI: A MS65 IHC struck on a Barber Dime planchet fetched 70K+ a few years ago at Heritage.
rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
I want one of those!!
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<< <i>FYI: A MS65 IHC struck on a Barber Dime planchet fetched 70K+ a few years ago at Heritage. >>
Well CRAP!!!!! Just a wee bit out of my price range!!!!!!
GrandAm
This coin reeks of some mint workers scheme.
If the government thought a coin was created under clandestine circumstances and smuggled out of the mint might they try to confiscate?
Was this coin hidden for over 100 years?
I will definitely never forget this coin, WOW!
Why only a 65?
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<< <i>No green bean? Pfftt! >>
Can't be. The planchet is smaller than a cent, so there would be no pressure from the collar. In fact, it appears that the coin doesn't even have rims.
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There are supposedly three 1900 examples in gold, as well as a 1906 in AU58 and there is an off-center silver 1900 from the same dies as this piece.
The Mint should consider making a 1 oz Gold round out of this design to go along with the Buffalo !!
<< <i>I was lucky enough to see that coin at Long Beach. Very cool. Thank for sharing it Mike!
There are supposedly three 1900 examples in gold, as well as a 1906 in AU58 and there is an off-center silver 1900 from the same dies as this piece. >>
I recall seeing a 1901 dated example also in a 1980's Herbert Melnick auction
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<< <i>how much?! >>
6 figures
Forum member RichErrors owned one of the gold IHC's. I do not know if it was this one or not.
I started a poll a few years ago in regards to the coolest IHC error Link to old Poll. The gold IHC's was clearly the favorite to many.
There was a picture at one time of the gold IHC, but the picture has since been removed, so I can not verify the date of the one listed in the poll.
However to my understanding there a few of these.
-Paul
Did the powers to be at the Mint authorize this, ringing in the 20th Century (a year early though) or was this done by some rouge employee or was the die used taken from the Mint and these were made?
Anyone know the story behind the coin?
I was a Monkey
If the government claimed that this coin is government property and as a result a lawsuit was filed over ownership and possession of the coin, I would have to find the time to post updates on a second case
<< <i>MS65RB?
-Paul >>
Well it obviously isn't red, nor is it brown, so that only leaves Red-Brown as the last choice for an IHC. DUHHHHHHH
• Pedigree - B.G. Johnson, Colonel Green, John Beck, Mike Byers
• Condition - Finest Known And The Only One Certified Mint State
• Rarity - One Of 3 Known Dated 1900
• World Famous - One of the most well-known U.S. Coins that transcends
mint errors and is coveted by dealers & collectors.
• World Record - Mike Byers bought this coin in 1975 out of the Beck
Collection for $7,750. which was a world record price at that time.
• Value - A Half-Million Dollars
The Indian cent struck on a quarter eagle planchet. The year 1900 was listed
by Pollock as P1990 because of the possibility that they were deliberately
struck for collectors. The only problem with this is that 1900 is not the only
date known. The illustrated 1906 piece was offered in Stacks June 2004 sale
and Taxay lists 1907 and, also, 3 other years for Lincoln cents in his 1976
Comprehensive Catalog.
With regard to the 1900, 3 or 4 are believed to exist including the circulated
1993 ANA example and the PCGS MS 65 Col Green, Beck, Byers coin, which is
illustrated above, and is believed to be the finest known for any of these. The
earliest known purchase for one of these was the 1900 in the Dewitt Smith
collection that was purchased by Virgil Brand in 1908 and entered into the
Brand journals as item #46973.
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<< <i>Is it reeded?
Can't be. The planchet is smaller than a cent, so there would be no pressure from the collar. In fact, it appears that the coin doesn't even have rims. >>
Ummmm......the collar in a press set up to strike Indian Head cents would be plain, anyways.
TD