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kaveman New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 6:13 pm good morning from the United States of America. I stumbled across this forum purely by fate (accident) and will be asking questions about many coins I have. just as an intro... I don't have any knowledge or numismatic smarts. When I post I will be looking for help identifying the coins and what the value of the coin or coins I am inquiring about. I would like to sell the over 5000 coins I have but I want a fair market value. Not someone looking to make a bundle reselling my coins like I've seen in the past. thanks for any help you all can lend me Everett below is a couple of pictures of a 1864 Indian Head cent. if anyone can tell me why this particular one flips from the side and not top to bottom like all my other coins. thanks. oh. if you can also tell if its a 'L' that would be cool also Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188130 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 10:21 pm to the Community! I split out your reply into its own topic and moved it to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. 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
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 11:03 pm The 1864 Indian lacks the L ... rounded tip, lower left on the Bust is a diagnostic. The L variety exhibits a pointed Bust. With as many coins as you have, I suggest you buy a Red Book. Varieties are listed therein with pics. Also, consider joining or attending a local coin club, so you can network with local collectors and get hands-on feedback. Good luck! Edited by ExoGuy 04/01/2017 11:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 11:25 pm Quote: The 1864 Indian lacks the L ... rounded tip, lower left on the Bust is a diagnostic. The L variety exhibits a pointed Bust. With as many coins as you have, I suggest you buy a Red Book. Varieties are listed therein with pics. Also, consider joining or attending a local coin club, so you can network with local collectors and get hands-on feedback. This, and the other diagnostic is the distance between the tip of the hair curl and the left serif of the last A in AMERICA. I use this for all bad pictures where the tip of the bust cannot be determined or is flattened or otherwise distorted. This image is used a lot, but I added the pink lines to show the diagnostic I speak of. Report this Post to the Staff
indian_hoarder Pillar of the Community United States 5079 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 11:57 pm And as to your other question, it sounds like the coin you have has a mint error. The type would be called "rotated reverse", and probably 180 degrees if it lines up when flipping on the horizontal axis. Can bring a minor premium when sold. Edited by indian_hoarder 04/01/2017 11:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
kaveman New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/02/2017 1:41 pm hi indian_hoarder. thx for the info. * Edited by Staff - Please review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. * Also, does anyone have an ISBN number for the book that was suggested to me? THANKS Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/02/2017 4:46 pm to the CCF! Keep those questions coming! Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 04/02/2017 5:53 pm to CCF! -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
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