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1870 Indian Head Penny

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 Posted 10/26/2017  3:57 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Jbedwell to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Picked this up today for $5. Any thoughts or feedback that will help me with this coin?

Thank you
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 Posted 10/26/2017  4:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add moxking to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
it's either really bad corrosion on the obverse of casting bubbles. Hard to tell which.
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 Posted 10/26/2017  4:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jbedwell to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Casting bubbles
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I vote corrosion.
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 Posted 10/26/2017  4:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Corrosion and defacing. Basically a hole-filler.
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They are raised die bumps that you are seeing. It has these bumps all over the obverse side.
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I think you're right, I stand corrected. Still a yukker.
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Corrosion and graffiti. You see a lot of corrosion like this on the Indians.
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 Posted 10/30/2017  07:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bandsdean to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Good deal for $5.00!
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