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jeffbaker67 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 04/23/2007 06:22 am hi everyone, looks like a nice forum. i am looking for info on an 1865 indian with doubling on all the obverse lettering and feathers. it is the "fancy 5". the reverse has no doubling at all. i can't find a listing on this coin anywhere. it's not in cherry pickers. I don't want to put it up for auction until I know what it is worth. any help is greatly appreciated. thanks, jeff Report this Post to the Staff

tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 04/23/2007 06:54 am We would definitely need you to post a picture. Let us know if you need help. Close-ups of the doubling as well as a full pic of obverse and reverse would be the best. Oh, and welcome to the forum!! Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/23/2007 08:28 am It is possible that you have what is known as "Longacre doubling". James Longacre was Chief Engraver of the Mint from 1844 to 1869 and he is the designer of the Indian Head cent and other period coins. I am not an expert on this type of doubling so I will give you a link to check out with pics and descriptions. http://www.coinresource.com/article...ery_coin.htm Report this Post to the Staff
jeffbaker67 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 04/23/2007 6:52 pm thanks for the quick responce, i will post some pics shortly. i also found a die crack in a 1972 s kennedy proof still in the set. thanks again jeff Report this Post to the Staff
jeffbaker67 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 04/29/2007 9:37 pm bio, you were right. I found a picture of an indian with la doubling and it is the same. I thought had a good one. the thrill makes it worth while. thanks again for the help. jeff Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 04/29/2007 11:59 pm Welcome to CC Jeff !! This is the second of these the same date that I have seen questions on in the last week or so !! Unless you also asked about this coin on TQ ? Glad that you found the info that you needed !! Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
thingee Pillar of the Community United States 2177 Posts	Posted 04/30/2007 3:56 pm Welcome Jeff. Your Indian cent sounds very interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
jeffbaker67 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 05/01/2007 02:18 am hi metalman, yes, that was me on tq. i have had this indian for years, but never looked at it with a loupe until recently. I got excited for awhile. the kennedy proof that has the die crack is a nice deep cameo. the crack starts on the rim under the o in dollar and goes through the l's and up through the arrow heads. I would like to have it slabbed, but I don't want to break open the set. thanks again for the help. Report this Post to the Staff
littleboy Pillar of the Community United States 764 Posts	Posted 05/01/2007 02:39 am the fancy 5 variety isn't necessarily a doubled die. both a straight tail and curved tail were used that year. Report this Post to the Staff
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