1891 & 1893 Indian Head Cents, Grade/Opinions?

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 08/08/2015 11:55 pm The two other coins from the 5 coin lot. Total price: $144. 1891 IHC -- notably darker than the others, almost brown. 1893 IHC -- Something going on with the reverse - ONE CENT shows Longacre (strike?) doubling and the E in ONE has die chips or ? inside the letter. Obverse has a hit on chin and in front of ear. It does not have grainy surfaces, I do not know what happened with the camera on that one. Edit on the 1893: Has a very fine die crack running through UNITED. I put it under 40-60x and found somewhat extensive die polishing (?) and heavy flow lines, this may be a late die state coin, hence the weirdness; not sure. A picture of all five coins to make the color comparison. Would appreciate any help on grade, attribution, and if the color is legit or questionable? Thanks! Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse 08/09/2015 04:39 am Report this Post to the Staff

CanadaCoinCollector Valued Member Canada 137 Posts	Posted 08/09/2015 12:20 am #1 Au #2 ms 64red Report this Post to the Staff
Aahz Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 08/09/2015 01:09 am 1891 - AU-55 (I would give it 58 except for that weirdness on the lowest feather - did that start with a carbon spot or someting?) 1893 - MS-63 or 64 - The stuff you're seeing on "ONE CENT" appears to be "Longacre doubling," not real doubling. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 08/09/2015 05:34 am Nice Indians paralyse, 1891 looks AU-58 and the 1893 MS-63BN, too bad about the little dings on the obverse of the '93 Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 37206 Posts	Posted 08/09/2015 11:58 am 91 AU-55 93 AU-58 details, cleaned Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/09/2015 12:04 pm The '91 looks 55ish to me. The '93 is tough, could well be cleaned I agree. Perhaps 63RB, but perhaps Unc. details. Report this Post to the Staff
RedRaider Pillar of the Community United States 1028 Posts	Posted 08/09/2015 8:09 pm The 1893 is harshly cleaned....AU details at best....visible wear on the ribbon and high points on the reverse. I hate to say this, but all of those coins are likely cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHuntingDrew Pillar of the Community United States 4932 Posts	Posted 08/09/2015 11:13 pm I honestly believe both have been cleaned. The 1891 looks to have old cleaning & has retoned. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 08/10/2015 12:20 am I was fairly certain that most of them were "off-color", and it looks like I was actually on the right path for once. They're album hole-fillers, not slab coins, so I'm okay with them being a bit "off" as long as they're not hideously ugly. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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