1850 !! Indian Head Cent - Coin Community Forum

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Pete41 Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 7:09 pm I received this from my grandmother in 1949 among other coins she had stashed in a drawer in a large oak buffet. I was 8 at the time. Anyway, I finally looked at this coin close with a new camera microscope I have. Clearly, an enterprising scammer tried to make an 1859 Indian Head cent into an 1850 IHC. I wonder if he/she fooled anyone before my grandmother got the coin. Hope it wasn't her. Are such examples attractive to anyone. Not a very good effort though. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 7:14 pm Most interesting - the first I have ever seen. Clearly altered from an 1859. Thanks for the input! Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 7:27 pm No Indian Head cents were made in 1850. Report this Post to the Staff
Pete41 Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 7:31 pm Exactly! 1859 of course was the first year of production. Report this Post to the Staff
ArrowsAndRays Pillar of the Community United States 1660 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 7:40 pm Finest 1850 I've ever seen, Pete! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 8:53 pm WELL worth keeping as an altered date. It would be impossible to deceive any specialist collector of U.S. coins with this one! Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4417 Posts	Posted 09/18/2015 07:45 am Cool ... 1850/9 ... A forgery ahead of its time! Report this Post to the Staff
teo2015 Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 09/19/2015 6:49 pm Why alter to 1850? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/19/2015 7:30 pm Who knows, but what a fabulous fake. Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 09/19/2015 10:53 pm That is actually really cool. Report this Post to the Staff
Pete41 Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 09/20/2015 8:03 pm Thanks All!!Headed to my oddities stash. Report this Post to the Staff
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