1897 Indian Head Cent / IHC "1 In Neck" (Snow-1)

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KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 02/29/2008 11:23 pm I've been looking for this coin for several months. I found this one unattributed, surprising since it's such a visible and widely collected variety. But, perhaps the ebay photo wasn't much to go on? Auction photo: When I did an overlay with a verified S-1, I found a very close match. Sure enough, when the coin arrived everything checked out! Here's a detail showing the base of a second "1" punched in the neck. It's interesting to consider this was probably done to check die hardness, although they had no idea of the interest collectors would take in this variety! Edited by KurtS 03/01/2008 01:52 am Report this Post to the Staff

patrick Pillar of the Community United States 560 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 02:40 am Nice find Kurt! I'm impressed you spotted it in the auction photo. Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 04:10 am Thanks Patrick! I immediately had my suspicions, but it took an hour of computer analysis to really be sure from the auction photo. Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 05:48 am What did you pay for it? I sold one on ebay for $36. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 09:22 am I've cherried close to a dozen of those at shows. They are easy to spot even without a loupe. I've also been looking for some of the other more obvious die varieties in Indian Head cents, and have had a modest amount of luck. I carry a small cheat sheet with me when I go to shows so I can be sure to go through all the right ones for the major CPG listed varieties. Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 12:36 pm quote: What did you pay for it? I bought this in a group of 4 circ IHCs for $9: '80, 99, 97, 05. The '97 happened to be in the best grade. quote: I carry a small cheat sheet with me when I go to shows so I can be sure to go through all the right ones for the major CPG listed varieties. I do the same, particularly for the Canadian + Australian die varieties I'm working on. IHC is also a great series for varieties. Those 19 C. date styles and the die-making process produced a lot of interesting RPDs for the collector. Edited by KurtS 03/01/2008 1:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
thingee Pillar of the Community United States 2177 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 1:04 pm WoW! Sweet Find! Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 3:18 pm Man, You're good! Nice find! Bill Report this Post to the Staff
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1897 IHC "1 In Neck" (Snow-1)