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My first 1901 Indian Head Cent

BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭
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A few years ago when my grandmother passed away I received a small tin of about 100 heavily circulated Morgan and Peace dollars my grandfather kept bringing home from the Merchant Marines.

In this tin was an Indian Cent my Grandmother apparently pulled from circulation. While circulated and not worth much this is one of the coins that will stay in my collection a very, very long time. image

Not my series so if you want to help with the grade that would be great, my initial guess is around XF40. Let me know if I need to post larger images for grading purposes.

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  • GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    AU58
  • droopyddroopyd Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭
    I'd say AU, probably a 55.

    It just struck me that I have virtually nothing tangible to remember my grandparents by. A few photos and some memories, both of which are fading with age.
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  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    definitely high end AU image

    Thanks for sharing your story too image

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  • InternetJunkyInternetJunky Posts: 2,329 ✭
    I don't know much about IHC's, but I think you were being too harsh on yourself for XF40. I'm in the AU crowd. Thanks for sharing your story.
  • carscars Posts: 1,904
    Great coin. I rather have a coin with a lot of sentimental value over one with numerical value. That much more special.
    Its all relative
  • relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,102 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Easily AU-55.
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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,540 ✭✭✭✭✭
    AU53. Eye-appeal is lacking to merit a higher grade even though 55 may better describe the level of wear.
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  • ThePennyLadyThePennyLady Posts: 4,494 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Neat coin and story Ben! I wouldn't part with it either. It's definitely high end AU maybe AU58 depending on how it looks in hand.
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  • FilthyBrokeFilthyBroke Posts: 3,518 ✭
    53, or possibly 55 on a good day (at PCGS).
  • JMWJMW Posts: 497 ✭
    I'd give it an AU 55, nice strong ribbon detail as well as the LIBERTY
  • dohdoh Posts: 6,457 ✭✭✭
    Definitely high end-ish AU. Great coin and story!
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  • NightHawkNightHawk Posts: 87 ✭
    image AU53-55


    Thats to nice to be an XF.
  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Great coin. I rather have a coin with a lot of sentimental value over one with numerical value. That much more special. >>



    image.....and nice looking coin.
  • tightbudgettightbudget Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭
    58RB. Definitely nowhere near XF.
  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm going to defy you all and call it MS-63RB. The surface dirt is all that is "worn" on that coin.
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  • BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm going to defy you all and call it MS-63RB. The surface dirt is all that is "worn" on that coin. >>



    Oh my, guess I have a few things to learn, I tried looking at your grading .pdf from your website.

    How do you wear dirt? image

  • OneCentOneCent Posts: 3,561 ✭
    Doesn't matter what the grade is, it is a unique and sentimental piece to you.


    If I had to venture a guess with respect to a grade, I'd also be in the AU camp.







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  • BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭
    Based on the wide variety of responses I'm think I should have this graded on one of the quarterly specials to see who was the closest. Maybe I can get my Grandmothers name put on the slab to boot.
  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    I think it's a nice 58.
  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Based on the wide variety of responses I'm think I should have this graded on one of the quarterly specials to see who was the closest. Maybe I can get my Grandmothers name put on the slab to boot. >>



    how whould you be able to get her name on it?

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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Oh

    Grade

    55 RB

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  • BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Based on the wide variety of responses I'm think I should have this graded on one of the quarterly specials to see who was the closest. Maybe I can get my Grandmothers name put on the slab to boot. >>



    how whould you be able to get her name on it? >>



    Not sure, I would have to ask PCGS if they could do that, maybe as a pedigree?

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