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I have an old Snow book and I can't find this and its also not in Cheerypickers guild. What am I missing. This is an 1886 Indian cent with a very strong re-punched 6 that is a very deep north/south. Thanks for the help. Russ  |
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I think I know the variety but I need to know if this 1886 Type 1 or 2. Also could you show a picture of the whole date in relation to the bust. In fact, it would help if you had obverse and reverse pictures of the whole coin.
If this is Type 1 then I agree with awallin, but it should also have repunching under the upper loop of the 6
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03/18/2014 4:29 pm
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It looks quite obvious but without pics of the whole coin it's hard to tell for sure.
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@beaglebailey I was thinking the same about the upper loop. I'm not sure whether in the picture at the top of this topic, it shows something under the top loop and is masked a bit by a shadow. It's difficult to tell, but I'm unsure how prominent it should be. You guys know better than me, I'm a newb at this and I value your opinions much higher than mine regarding coins.
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03/18/2014 4:45 pm
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It also looks like there might be some re-punch on the east side of the eight on the lower half and in the lower loop.
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When I get home I will shoot a few other photos
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I'll bet its a type 1 Snow-1. I haven't seen a pic of one but it says 6/6 s. I didn't see any for a type 2.
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Yes, I agree this is a Type 1 1886 IHC S-1. It has repunching inside the lower loop of the 6 and under the upper loop of the 6. |
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Is it common or what? Any clue as its not in my Snow Red Book. |
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Snow doesn't say anything about the rarity of this variety but gives it only a 1 star. I assume Snow numbers the varieties in the order that they were found but I could be wrong. Since this variety is a Snow 1 I would think it would be in either editions of his attribution guide. Are you sure you are looking up varieties for 1886 Type 1 and not Type 2?
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The book I am using is a 1st addition and it is not listed.
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"I'll bet its a type 1 Snow-1."  Yep. Rick Snow's ' Red Book' edition on FE/IHCs only lists a few top varieties. |
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@two hawks--- I was confused about what you meant by Snow's Red Book, but now I get it. As DV stated the Red Book, as well as the Cherrypicker's guide, lists only the top few FE and IHC varieties. I have Snow's attribution guide which lists all the IHC and FE varieties currently known. Sorry about my confusion. |
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Yep it's a Snow-1. Doesn't talk about the rarity of it. Just talks about how 86 is scarce overall and how the type 2 is harder to find.
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