1897 Indian Head Cent / IHC With Action In The Denticles

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Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 01/01/2012 7:40 pm What do you all think of this coin? There are other things going on in the denticles that did not pick up in the photo, on the western edge. I should note that the denticle photo was taken with a different lighting angle. Thanks! Edited by Drsandman2 01/01/2012 8:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff

robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 01/02/2012 07:53 am There is no such variety listed in Rick Snow's Indian cent attribution guide. I'd send him the photos you posted here and ask if he is interested in seeing it. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/02/2012 10:34 am That's interesting! It looks like raised metal crossing the denticles. Usually, this is caused by an MPD (misplaced digit). Rick Snow would be a good one to ask. Report this Post to the Staff
Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 01/02/2012 10:51 am rob and DV - Thanks again, I wanted to share these before I sent them off. I will let you know what I find out. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidZerbato Pillar of the Community United States 1081 Posts	Posted 01/02/2012 11:06 am Look more like a die crack to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 01/02/2012 3:00 pm It appears very thread like and is too perfectly shaped to be a crack in my opinion. There is also a very large die gouge crossing several denticles, I think about the T in UNITED. I'll pass on the info I get. I just noticed that the raised metal is connected to the denticle directly under the 1, and that denticle is shorter than the others... as if the top was peeled off. It is more obvious looking at the entire coin. Edited by Drsandman2 01/02/2012 3:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 9:01 pm Rick was kind enough to spend some time with me on the phone regarding 10 IHCs I sent him. None were new varieties, but the 1904 I sent was indeed the unphotographed S-5. So, my IHC is the file photo for the 1904 S-5! Not a bad coin at MS63 BN! Sounds like I have some MS64s coming back, too. Rick felt the 1897 IHC above was not good enough to warrant a new attribution. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/16/2012 9:43 pm Congrats on the 1904! So he felt the 1897 was a (minor) MPD? Report this Post to the Staff
Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 01/17/2012 12:12 am No, it isn't a MPD. He mentioned a scratch, but I've never seen a scratch so perfectly and fluidly shaped. Looks like a thread to me. Report this Post to the Staff
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1897 IHC With Action In The Denticles