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Honest 1908 S Indian Cent, Nice Circulated

7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 8,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I got this not long ago for $25 and rather like it, not perfect but good honest wear IMO with a bit of a worn scratch above head:


Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
Well, just Love coins, period.

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    CatbertCatbert Posts: 8,256 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Isn’t it curious how the mint mark is off center? Had to be a conscious design decision.

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    jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 43,017 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Catbert said:
    Isn’t it curious how the mint mark is off center? Had to be a conscious design decision.

    At the time, they were still adding them to the dies so they should have moved around and not been design driven.

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    FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,270 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice, wholesome coin.
    I like them that way.

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    ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good looking circulated cent.
    This doesn’t change my opinion of it, but for my learning...would the old worn scratch earn it a details grade?

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 34,011 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's not for me jmo

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    ambro51ambro51 Posts: 14,471 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 15, 2021 8:48PM

    It’s for me jmo (beautiful crust a hallmark of originality) ** <3 **

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice old IHC... Always liked these, and it was a thrill to get one in change when I was a young paperboy... Cheers, RickO

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    LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    does anyone have an image that shows a mm THAT far off to the right? i don't recall ever seeing one.

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,933 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The first "big coin" I ever owned was a 1908-S Indian Cent. It was graded VG-Fine and was priced at $35. This was circa 1963. The coin was just a little stronger than then the piece in the OP.

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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,217 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As time goes by that scratch is going to look more and more like the Grand Canyon. Not a coin for me.

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    dbldie55dbldie55 Posts: 7,753 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Perfect coin for an album. If I was doing an Indian Head set collection, I would take it in a heart beat.

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    LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 16, 2021 9:09AM

    @7Jaguars said:
    I got this not long ago for $25 and rather like it, not perfect but good honest wear IMO with a bit of a worn scratch above head:

    here is my evidence. iirc this only comes with 2 known reverse mm positions.

    any refuters?

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    :)

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    Joe_360Joe_360 Posts: 1,872 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not a big IHC fan as I'm a Lincoholic, but I do have a small collection. I would really like to get the 1909S some day as I have all of the 09 Lincoln's and would like to have the complete year.

    For me, you need to be able to see even if limited, the full Liberty in the headband of the IHC, but nice coin... Thanks for sharing

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    7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 8,019 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree with that as well, but the price was hard to beat.

    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
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    ambro51ambro51 Posts: 14,471 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ...probably pulled from circulation and put in an album prewar.

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