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New Member
United States
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I have an 1875 Indian Head with some damage on both sides and I can't figure out what may have caused it. The obverse shows only at the top but the reverse shows at both top and bottom. Could this be some type of Mint Error? I at first thought that this was an attempt to drill a hole but closer exam looks more like pressure marks. I would like any comments you may have. Thank you.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1659 Posts |
The coin had a hole there which has since been plugged.
It's post-Mint damage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1436 Posts |
I agree. Plugged hole. Was probably on a chain or braclet at one time
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the reply.You are right. It does appear to be a hole. I at first thought that it was a hole but under magnification you can still see the tip of the feather on the obverse side. I don't think anyone could have reproduced that by filling a hole!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is a plugged hole and it looks like the first attempt was on the shield. The metal used to plug the hole is different from the copper alloy used to strike the coin and the feather tip would have been re-engraved on the filling metal. It is a shame because that would have been probably a $125 coin but it has had at least 3/4 of that value erased by the hole  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2602 Posts |
What a shame to have damaged such a nice coin. I need one from that date with those details, but not if it has hole or plugged hole!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
That's a real shame--such a nice coin otherwise.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36800 Posts |
Like the others said, a plugged hole. What a shame too, that once was a great coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1659 Posts |
I think whoever did the plug job made the coin look even worse. IMO it would have been better off to just leave the hole alone.
A friend of mine completed a US type set in which all the coins were holed. It was actually a pretty cool-looking set!
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Moderator
 United States
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Too bad. Not even a good plug job :-(
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2757 Posts |
1875 is one of the hardest dates in the Indian cent series to find mint errors. I've only seen a handful of laminations, 2 off centers, and 1 double struck from 1875. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I too think a better job could have been made to plug that hole. I think there was some mention on this forum once about a company that does that sort of work.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This coin reminds me of one of the saddest coin jewelry items I've ever seen. There were a dozen or more Indian cents, holed in the same position as the spots on this coin. Then the coins were conjoined by small links to form a chain. Most, if not all of the coins, displayed a full LIBERTY. Now for the saddest part. Some of the coins were dated in the 1870's, but the holes made it impossible to determine the exact year for any single coin. |
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