The New Oldest Penny I Have Found To Date.

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Mayflower2020 Pillar of the Community United States 624 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 1:04 pm Ever since I was a kid I have checked all the change I get. Once in middle school in the mid nineties I got a 1943 Mercury dime from the school cafeteria. Since then I have found some older wheat pennies in change or coin roll hunting. Every few months or so when I am visiting with my Nana she give me all the spare change she has collected since the last time I went through it. I count and sort it and give her the cash and look through them for things that I want. Usually nothing. Maybe a few new coins, a wheatie or two. Cut to Wednesday. Nana gives me a bag of coins. I took them home with me. On Thursday afternoon I was about 5 minutes into my sorting when I saw it. A 1905 Indian Head penny. Although I have a few Indians in my collection that I have purchased or have been given to me over the years this is the only one I have ever found. I was in shock that it was still in (or recently back in) circulation. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 1:31 pm Nice find. I have looked through nearly 5 million cents and have found about 5 IH cents ever. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 1:33 pm Nice find! Only once in 3/4 million CRH cents have I ever found an IHC, that was three years ago. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 2:17 pm @Mayflower2020, great pick-up. Congrats! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 3:33 pm Nice find. Imagine where that's been over the past 100 years. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187934 Posts	Posted 03/06/2017 2:23 pm Nice find! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
coinlover1899 Pillar of the Community United States 3058 Posts	Posted 03/06/2017 3:14 pm Yes very nice! I have yet to find my first Indian Head cent. Report this Post to the Staff
aristarchus123 Pillar of the Community United States 1695 Posts	Posted 03/06/2017 5:37 pm They are very, very hard to find in the wild! Congratulations! Report this Post to the Staff
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