Indian Head Cent hunters...post your finds...

I cannot recall if there's a thread on Indian Head cents....I know we have a few...who collect the series.

I'll be happy to start 3 new pick ups 1882,1883, and1896. All under < $18.00 each.

The 1882 a snow 2 a /pun 001 a repunched date broken 2 note there's 2 broken 2 one missing the top,one still retained.
Has a URS of 9



1883 a snow 2 URS 8 this is also a rpd

I'm sure im going to hear its damaged the rim shows damage.... nope and to be honest I had eyes wide open buying it... take a close look ...I've never have found a coin where the rim was almost a 360 degree cud! Look close not a bent coin..not damaged in the wild...she was done at the mint....and with a high mintage one might know they smoked those dies.

 

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1896 specimen is a snow 4 URS 9 rpd

 

One of my favorite 1864's

This also has a rotated reverse. Variety snow 2b a top 100 IHC variety

 

My IHC pickups are few and far between now but here's the most recent...

 

1867 /67 c clash in front of eyes, from the C in cents, N in her neck... the N from o'n'e on reverse.

Oh almost forgot the mpd 1 in her forehead.

 

I ain’t seeing anything other the the neck N

 

In my 7070 set

 

@Cheech9712. I marked the items in red for you to see.

 

I used to love Indian Cents. My main goal was to complete a conventional set (no minor varieties, there are no books on them anyway back then) when I was in high school. I did that minus the 1856 Flyer and one of the 1886 varieties. I sold that set for a big loss in the early ‘70s. It was a combination of paying full retail and a very poor market for Indian Cents at the time.

I have a nice set of the Civil War era dates that I will post later. I have thought about collecting another set. The ‘56 Flyer is still off the table. I could do it now, but I don’t like most of the examples I’ve seen, and “the fire is not in my belly” for the coin.

Most collectors don’t know this, but there have been two hoards of over 700, 1856 Flying Eagle cents. There was probably a lot of overlap between them, but it’s interesting that so many of them were together at one time.

 

Yes agreed the FEC 1856 isn't happening here either....but found this to take its place as it is a 56 in a way...

Also the 77 I owned 1 in xf raw has some pitting....at the time drove me nuts...sold it and never replaced it..duh...now its a hole...but thats ok as not putting a g 02 in a vf/xf+ set.
The same goes for a 16 D

 

However in my Wayte Raymond board set holes are filled with items that add to the set.here are a few..
CWT and love tokens with IHC as host coin

The last came from Lord M. It too on an IHC.
And to be honest...I am quite happy without a low grade filler...and these different but neat substitutes.

 

This is a good example of a variety listed with two other sub varieties, just a small difference that gives the second specimen a different attribution.

 

Civil War era Indian Cents.

1861 This was once considered to be the "key date" among the copper-nickel cents because its mintage.



1862 Second most common date



1863 The most common date A reflection of the Union Government's effort to combat the Civil War coin shortage.



1864 Copper-nickel Now considered to be the key date, at least in Mint State.



1864 Bronze These were made with the same dies as the copper-nickel cents without the "L' on the Indian's ribbon. This is actually a minor type coin. I think that it is scarcer than some people believe.



1864-L, the "key coin" in this little set



1865

 

I hated parting with this one...but the offer was one that I couldn't say no...

Ive noticed that these bronze cents tend to get dark stains on them...as seen on the specimen.
I wasn't a fan of that... so took the offer.

 

This is the hole filler for the 77.

 

See what you started @Paddy54 I can't come close to your showcase. Thanks.

 

I appreciate the comp... but they didn't start off this way....60 years of horse trading,and researching...
I've have been fortunate... my wish ? That everyone would be as blessed....with the gift of collecting coins.

 

Not only is it colorful from a beautiful toning but the reverse is slight rotated as reflected in the photo.