Can You Attribute This Indian Head Cent / IHC Variety?

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DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/12/2014 4:23 pm Can you attribute this variety? What markers do you see? But, would you pay anything extra for it? Edited by DVCollector 04/12/2014 5:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff

52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8518 Posts	Posted 04/12/2014 5:32 pm One that I can see and always stands out is the doubling just below the nostrils. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/12/2014 8:41 pm That's the big clue here--it narrows down the variety. Report this Post to the Staff
beaglebailey Pillar of the Community United States 716 Posts	Posted 04/12/2014 9:31 pm OK, here's my guess. It is a closed 3, so that limits it to one of 2 varieties. I believe this coin is the top variety in the IHC series, Snow 1b, doubled liberty. The markers that I can see are the doubling under the nose, die file marks in denticles under the '3'. On the reverse, a raised lump between the 'C' in cent and the wreath. However, due to wear I believe the markers that make it the top variety, the doubling of the feathers, 'LIBERTY' and 'ES' in STATES are no longer visible. For this reason, I would not want this coin as a representative of this variety and do not believe it is worth much of a premium. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/12/2014 9:58 pm Yep--Raymo and Beaglebailey called it--Snow-1b. I was curious what people thought the value might be. This was on ebay; the seller wanted $200! However, a slabbed G4 sold for $241 on Heritage. If I had that coin, I would sell it for a small premium. But personally, I would like this coin in at least F12. That way, some of the doubling of LIBERTY is visible as well as the arrow shafts. Edited by DVCollector 04/12/2014 9:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
RedRaider Pillar of the Community United States 1021 Posts	Posted 04/12/2014 10:59 pm Ive cherry picked 4 in about the same grade or slightly higher. I got a VG10 on one, but you still could not see any of the doubling in LIBERTY. Never paid more than $20 for one. These are more common than people may assume. They are very rare in anything over Fine condition though. If you can see LIBERTY the premium explodes from a few hundred to well over a thousand dollars. Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8518 Posts	Posted 04/13/2014 01:41 am Quote: These are more common than people may assume. They are very rare in anything over Fine condition though. If you can see LIBERTY the premium explodes from a few hundred to well over a thousand dollars. What if ones lightly cleaned/rubbed ? Would the value drop a bit ? Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/13/2014 01:43 am Even in lower grades, those must be fun to find! I'm still looking... Report this Post to the Staff
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Can You Attribute This IHC Variety?