Indian head pennys
Zyluse
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How do you know what they are worth?
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Zyluse
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Not much!
Buy a copy of the "Guide Book of United States Coins" better known as the Red Book.
The Indian cents you show are worth very little.
Also, some have been cleaned, which means the value is further reduced.
The last three look to be nice circulated examples. I have no idea specifically but if I had to guess I'd say they grade somewhere around VG (very good) condition. There are no mintmarks to worry about for those years, so finding a value should be pretty straight forward.
its a good start for a young collector as well, fwiw
research your coins and know what you have before you start thinking they are worth big bucks
coin books, online price guides and such are a big help
coins for sale at link below
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fJFRXtbM3VrkMqMx6
The people that host this site (PCGS) have a good online price guide for what you could expect to pay for different coins in a store: https://pcgs.com/prices
Your pennies would be listed on this page in the kind of grade they probably are: https://pcgs.com/prices/detail/indian-cent/44/grades-1-20/ms?pn=2
Of course, if you try to sell them to a store they would pay you less than that. To figure out how much each one is worth you have to figure out what their "grade" is and if anything has been done to them that would make them worth less. One thing that people do sometimes is clean them to make them shinier, but this makes them worth a lot less than one that looks dark or dirty, so don't ever do that!
I like the 1906 one best, even though it's a very dark brown. If you want to take some better pics of it (front and back), you could start a "Guess the Grade" thread (GTG) to see what people here think it should be graded, then you can check the price guide to see how much it's worth in a store!
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You could also just start an album collection of IHC's... No huge numismatic value, but nice coins. Cheers, RickO
Photograde will help you determine a grade by looking at pictures here:
https://pcgs.com/photograde
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
Total lot is worth 2-3$
Unfortunately not much.
I've got three of them at $.50 each and two at $.25. $2 total.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
10 posts and no one said look on the back
I remember when you could get your pick at the local coin shop for 5 cents a piece.
I'm not a collector of IHC but last year I couldn't pass up a lot on ebay that looked really good for cheap.
Very few people bid and I got 200 for $12.
The seller was a pawnshop and at first didn't want to send them to me.
Nice start. Gotta love Indian Head CENTS in any condition. The stories those 120 year old coins could tell.
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
"...and then I was rubbed in copper polish"
He who knows he has enough is rich.
Indian Head cents are not my favorite coin, there are really only a few that will bring a good return, oddly enough the 1907-S and 1908-S are the most popular
$3 max