New Indian Cent purchase. Guess what grade PCGS gave this little Indian

jfriedm56 · April 23, 2023 1:28PM

Check out this new Indian cent I just added to my collection

ajaan · April 23, 2023 3:50PM

MS64

Shane6596 · April 23, 2023 4:26PM

MS65

NumisOxide · April 23, 2023 4:26PM

64

oih82w8 · April 23, 2023 4:35PM

MS63

gumby1234 · April 23, 2023 4:42PM

63

jfriedm56 · April 23, 2023 4:55PM

Some good guesses. Reveal grade tomorrow so keep guessing

FlyingAl · April 23, 2023 4:56PM

MS64.

Walkerguy21D · April 23, 2023 5:02PM

63 Red.
Though I don’t know a lot about the color and designations on the copper nickel cents; I I do think the reverse appears as it does due to alloy mixing and not toning.

coinnut · April 23, 2023 5:18PM

My first thought was MS-62

jackpine20 · April 23, 2023 5:22PM

MS63

[Deleted User] · April 23, 2023 5:23PM

That there is a 65

Goober · April 23, 2023 5:25PM

63 FTW! Maybe?

rays · April 23, 2023 5:27PM

MS62

Cocoinut · April 23, 2023 6:19PM

MS63

TPRC · April 23, 2023 7:27PM

63

alaura22 · April 23, 2023 7:35PM

64

bagofnickels · April 23, 2023 7:43PM

MS64

jesbroken · April 23, 2023 8:44PM

MS63RD...beauty
Jim

zrnumismatics · April 23, 2023 8:47PM

MS64

Grantu · April 23, 2023 9:10PM

MS64

spyglassdesign · April 23, 2023 9:26PM

65

Clackamas1 · April 23, 2023 9:57PM

I find it hard to grade. The stippling in the fields throws me off. I could go 62+ to 64, maybe 65/66 if what I am seeing is an illusion. Great strike, I think that is 95%, certainly a coin to be proud to own.

1Mike1 · April 23, 2023 10:29PM

Imma guess 64 because of the spots.

winesteven · April 24, 2023 1:59AM

A better quality photo showing the mark in the field by the chin clearer could help. I’ll go with 64+.

Steve

jfriedm56 · April 24, 2023 3:06AM

Maybe this is better?

winesteven · April 24, 2023 3:13AM

Yes. I’ll raise my initial 64+ guess to 65.

@jesbroken above said MS63RD, but copper-nickel Indians don’t have color suffixes.

Steve

MWallace · April 24, 2023 3:37AM

64

logger7 · April 24, 2023 3:40AM

I'd say gem and red. Nice coin; it's surprising somewhat that many civil war date coins like this are not that rare as the higher denominations are, $5 and above.

ironmanl63 · April 24, 2023 3:51AM

I will say 64. The obverse alone I would say 65.

jfriedm56 · April 24, 2023 4:00AM

Better photo of reverse

ricko · April 24, 2023 4:04AM

Looks like an MS65 to me..... probably RD.... Pictures can be tricky... Cheers, RickO

Riley1955 · April 24, 2023 4:09AM

Wow, the luster is awesome. I'll say 64.

winesteven · April 24, 2023 4:34AM

@logger7 said:
I'd say gem and red. Nice coin; it's surprising somewhat that many civil war date coins like this are not that rare as the higher denominations are, $5 and above.

@ricko said:
Looks like an MS65 to me..... probably RD.... Pictures can be tricky... Cheers, RickO

Copper-Nickel Indians (and Flying Eagle cents) do not get color suffixes (for 1864, the first batch of Indian Cents were made of Copper-Nickel, the remaining ones for 1864 were made with the normal Copper alloy).

Steve

ricko · April 24, 2023 4:39AM

@winesteven ... You are right, but I still call the nice IHC's red when I see them like that... Cheers, RickO

Coinscratch · April 24, 2023 4:47AM

65

lkenefic · April 24, 2023 4:48AM

I'll say MS65....

jesbroken · April 24, 2023 4:51AM

Those are far better photos and allows for a better guess for the grade. I actually knew regarding the color designation, just didn't consider it. My bad.
Jim

jfriedm56 · April 24, 2023 5:32AM

Grade revealed. MS65. Thanks for all who responded. Sorry for the first batch of lousy pics. Will post some new IHC when cataloged.

ricko · April 24, 2023 5:45AM

@jfriedm56 ... Thanks for the picture... And, I got it right.... Yippee - Happy dance... Cheers, RickO

winesteven · April 24, 2023 6:02AM

@ricko said:
@jfriedm56 ... Thanks for the picture... And, I got it right.... Yippee - Happy dance... Cheers, RickO

And how about me? Admittedly I'm weak at grading. I originally said 64+ due to my concern of the scratch in the obverse field near the chin, so I asked for a better photo. When he provided that, I then adjusted my guess to 65.

As we all know, even a broken clock is correct twice every day, lol.

Steve

Shane6596 · April 24, 2023 6:11AM

Very nice IHC, very clean.

Nice pickup.

joeykoins · April 24, 2023 6:45AM

Awesome specimen of the Indian Cent! Great buy.

1Mike1 · April 24, 2023 2:42PM

@jfriedm56, PCGS has a pic of your coin. Not sure if you were aware.

winesteven · April 24, 2023 2:52PM

So, will you ship this coin to CAC and to Rick Snow to get their stickers? I'd say you have a real good shot at getting both!

Steve

OldIndianNutKase · April 24, 2023 3:14PM

I was going to grade it a MS64, but from your pictures it was hard to tell conclusively. Congrats on the 65 and you should send it to CAC and Rick Snow for validation. The TV suggests a better grade for an MS coin. I would havwe thought 66 based upon the TV photo. Color is perfect for a CuNi coin.

OINK

jfriedm56 · April 24, 2023 3:19PM

@1Mike1 said:
@jfriedm56, PCGS has a pic of your coin. Not sure if you were aware.

I did verify it , but I don’t know how to post the TV on my post.

jfriedm56 · April 24, 2023 3:21PM

@winesteven said:
So, will you ship this coin to CAC and to Rick Snow to get their stickers? I'd say you have a real good shot at getting both!

Steve

Thanks Steve. Was thinking about sending it to both.

winesteven · April 24, 2023 4:03PM

@jfriedm56 said:

@winesteven said:
So, will you ship this coin to CAC and to Rick Snow to get their stickers? I'd say you have a real good shot at getting both!

Steve

Thanks Steve. Was thinking about sending it to both.

For a four figure coin like this, the fees to potentially get stickers, even including round-trip shipping twice, is reasonable (the shipping costs are diluted if you include other eye appealing “solid for the grade” coins in the submissions). Not only would one or both stickers add some value, but when the time comes to sell, whether by you or your heirs, those stickered coins will be a lot easier to sell at fair value.

Steve

New Indian Cent purchase. Guess what grade PCGS gave this little Indian

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