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Valued Member
Canada
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Hey guys! So, my dad was recently at a flea market and came across a bag of coins. The guy was asking $15, but my dad knocked him down to $10. It was my birthday yesterday, so that was part of his gift to me. The bag contained probably 50-75 Canadian and American pennies and nickles from 1930-1970. Now the fun part. As I was digging through these interesting (but relatively common) coins, I came upon a total of 9 Indian Head cents: 1874, 1881, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1891, 1895, and 1899. Now the conditions are all pretty much the same, far from mint, however, excellent when considering how old and circulated these must be (you can still see every line in the indians feathers on some). Are these worth anything? I've come across various values online (ranging from $1-$20). But I have no idea which sites are realible. What are your guyes opinions? I can post pictures of certain coins if needed (just didn't want to post 18 pictures). Thanks! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They are all worth something over face value, but that is based entirely on condition. Pics would help. No need for individual shots. Just line them up in a grid and take one pic. Sounds like a good start to a collection!
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Valued Member
 Canada
101 Posts |
OldSkoolMadSkilz,
Good idea, give me a mo.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:I came upon a total of 9 Indian Head cents: 1874... Depending on the grade, that 1874 alone is easily worth $10 or more!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
716 Posts |
The 74 has a low mintage (14,187,500) and could be worth some money depending on the grade. The others have a much higher mintage and worth only a couple of dollars in the lower grades.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3283 Posts |
How much and/or how many of the letters of the word liberty in the headband
can tell us a rough estimate of condition if you are unable to do pics.
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Valued Member
Canada
101 Posts |
Here they are. Sorry for the crappy quality picture (window was open near the top left so the flash didn't have to turn on. And sorry for the date in the corner, couldn't figure out how to turn it off. I just have a bad "point and shoot").   Edited by Delareece
08/13/2012 7:39 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
101 Posts |
As for the "Liberty" on the head, it's as follows:
1874 - Nothing
1881 - "LI - BT"
1887 - Nothing
1888 - Whole word, faded.
1890 - Nothing
1891 - Whole word, very faded.
1891 - Whole word, faded.
1895 - Whole word, faded.
1899 - Whole word, very clear (still has edge around letters)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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sounds like you got a good deal--now put them in an album
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Don't feel bad, photography isn't my strong suit, either. If the 1874 is in G, you maybe have $10-15, there. The others, anywhere from $1-5, deduct for any damage. That's how they look to these old eyes. BTW, Happy Birthday, yesterday. That's a nice birthday present, you got a nice variety of them. PS: Can I borrow your dad the next time I go to the flea market?  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Quote:
sounds like you got a good deal--now put them in an album Doing that as we speak. Just needed to catalogue and find the value. Quote:
BTW, Happy Birthday, yesterday. That's a nice birthday present, you got a nice variety of them. Thanks! Yeah, I thought it was a nice little surprise in a bag of coins I thought was just going to be "album filler". Quote:
PS: Can I borrow your dad the next time I go to the flea market? Yeah, looks like I'm going to have to start bringing him with me more often :D Thanks for all the help guys! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Much better than I would have imagined for flea market bargain box coins. $10 is a rip!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
The 1874 could be a G6--easily worth $15 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i'd like to see a close up of the 1874 - I suspect that might be in a slightly better condition than just Good.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Slap the 74 on ebay. Start at .99 cents and watch what happens. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
Canada
101 Posts |
Here is a close up on the 1874 and 1899. The 1899 is the coin, that I think, is in the best condition (even taking in to consideration the slight stain). 1874 Front:  1874 Back:  1874 Front Tilt:  1874 Back Tilt:  1899 Front:  1899 Back:  1899 Front Tilt:  1899 Back Tilt:  Whatcha think? |
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Posted 08/13/2012 6:10 pm
