1871 Indian Head Cent - Grade opinions
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New raw pickup....This coin will go off to our hosts sometime in the near future. There is a little bit of weakness in LIBERTY, and the only mark to speak of is on the cheek. The obverse shows more red in hand than the photos do. This is a pretty tough coin!
What are your thoughts on the grade.
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From only this set of photos I would call it AU58.
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MS64RB. Nice one Jonathan!
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RB !
64RB, maybe BN, but I like it as RB.
64 rb
64 Brown
Everyone is already taking my grade! Yes, I agree with MS64RB even with the nick by the eye.
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Ms 64
I’m also in at 64RB. As rare as the ‘72 in MS64 and rarer in 65. A very tough coin!
63BN
At first blush I am thinking 58 - but what looks like rub in the photos might not look like that in hand.
MS63BN. Mark my words. Literally, if possible. I’m curious to see the results.
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64rb
Thanks everyone for your input! I have the benefit of the coin in hand, and my pics are decent, but not the best!
I personally think this will grade MS64RB as is the common consensus here. This is a pretty rare date with an even rarer variety.....the Shallow N reverse or reverse of 1869. This will probably make the top 10 census once graded for the variety!
64RB, joining the group.
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An AU58 that will be graded as mint state.
I see it as many others do: 64 RB Very desirable to the right collector as the Shallow N variety as well!
63RB
Ah, now I know why my snipe got blown out of the water!!
I’ll go MS-65, R&B. The pictures are huge, and I can’t see much wrong with it except for a few tiny spots around the date and the end of “AMERICA.” Grading anything higher than MS-65 from photos is impossible.