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1909-S Indian Head Cent

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 Posted 12/28/2014  12:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Mike1487 to your friends list
It does look better in hand, the two scratches on the cheek are less dramatic. I was hoping it may have a shot at AU since there seem to be traces of luster around the edges of the reverse.
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 Posted 12/28/2014  8:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinCollector2012 to your friends list
It looks AU to me.
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 Posted 12/28/2014  10:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add acloco to your friends list
Nice 09 S. Can we have a closeup of the Mintmark please?
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 Posted 12/28/2014  11:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Mike1487 to your friends list
Sure, here's the mintmark.

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 Posted 12/29/2014  01:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add westcoin to your friends list
EF40 maybe a details due to scratches and possible old cleaning.
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 Posted 12/29/2014  09:30 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fenton to your friends list
AU details, scratched
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 Posted 12/29/2014  3:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SHAFTA9a to your friends list
AU-53
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 Posted 12/29/2014  6:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add T-BOP to your friends list
AU-53 Too bad it has obv. & rev. scratches .
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 Posted 12/29/2014  6:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Mike1487 to your friends list
Man, some of you are tough graders. I don't think a details label would be warranted for this coin. Coins are allowed to have marks within a tolerable limit. Remember that images like these are under magnification, and lighting tends to enhance any defects on the coin.

Compare to this coin I found on the bay, for example.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1908-S-INDI...047675.l2557

Looks like deeper, more significant marks on the nose and cheek (not to mention the rim damage at 9 o'clock), yet it gets an AU53. Why? Because marks like these are less noticeable in hand. It is tolerable and a side effect of circulation.
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 Posted 12/29/2014  7:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add portercraig to your friends list
I know a little about these pennies this coin would grade at AU-52 you would get closer to the xf40 to xf45 grade dollar wise but a very Nice coin
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 Posted 12/29/2014  7:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add loganjonathan to your friends list
Id agree with Mike1487 definately AU53 because I dont think you would notice anything if you were holding it in your hand
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AU-53
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 Posted 04/16/2016  4:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Mike1487 to your friends list
Updating an old thread, here are the results from NGC:

1909-S-Indian-Head-Cent

1909-S-Indian-Head-Cent
I had been hoping for AU53
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 Posted 04/16/2016  4:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list
Well done, nice coin, great color.
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 Posted 04/16/2016  5:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add georgescoins to your friends list
Nice coin for the grade.
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