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1878 Indian Cents were only struck in Philadelphia. None have mint marks. If you don't already have one, buy a current copy of "A Guide Book of United States Coins" (commonly called the Red… (View Post)

Your coin has a planchet defect known as a lamination (error) AND it was cleaned (View Post)

Buy a copy of the current edition of the Redbook. It's about $15 and will give you a good idea if you have common coins (most likely) or if there are some better dates or well known varieties. It als… (View Post)

Minor die chip. They are common on wheat cents from the 50s (View Post)

I have 3 kids in their early 20s who have no interest in coins. One is an engineer, one is a Physician's Asst, and one is studying engineering in college. They could care less. There is a nephew who … (View Post)