indian head pennies

My mother in law has some indian pennies collected. 1883 is the earliest she has, not sure about mint marks. Anyone know about Indian Heads ? I appreciate any help...thanks

 

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Indian cents were all produced in Philidelphia prior to 1908, and the only years with mint-marks are 1908 S and 1909 S. For these two issues, the San Fransisco mint-mark is located on the reverse underneath the wreath. No mint-mark means they were produced in Philly. Some better dates and varieties minted after 1883 are the 1886 Type II (Last feather pointing between C and A in America), 1885, 1894, 1908-S, and 1909-S.

 

Always a good place to start

http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/cents_indian_head.html

 

1883-$5
1884-$5.50
1885-$8
1886-$6
1887 thru 1893-$3
1894-$5
1895 thru 1899-$3
1900 thru 1908-$2
1908S-$65
1909-$3.50
1909S-$350
this is just average. value goes up or down from these values depending on grade or condition.

 

Probably my favorite series. The "Indian" is actually a rendition of Miss Liberty with a feathered headdress! Earliest Indian cents were started in 1858 with full production going in 1859 but design not finalized until 1860. As mentioned earlier, a small change was made in 1886. From 1856 into 1864 the cents were thicker and made of a different alloy than later coins.

 

Think about buying the Guide Book, lots of info and not a bad price.
Also, Coin World's magazine, $5.99 on the newstands.
Good research.

 

thanks

Thanks for your replies. I appreciate the help. This is a very welcoming message board, very nice people. Hugs to you all.............................

 

I agree.


I've posted on other coin message boards and always felt out of place asking questions. It seemed everyone had $10-20K coins and asking a question about a $2 coin was just awkward. Much better here

 

Don't forget to examine the coins for Overdates and Doubled Die doubling as the Indian Cent series are well known for many of these! Make sure to examine any 1888's and 1894's for any 1888/7 Varieties of which there are several different Varieties of and the 1894's for the Doubled Date Varieties. There are many other Varieties as well from 1883 to 1909! Don't rely on the Redbook for the diagnostics and pictures of the 1888/7 which is apparently incorrect as it is much different than the "Big One" shown in the CherryPicker's Guide!


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