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Pillar of the Community
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I've been looking everywhere for an entry-level proof Indian cent, and while I've found them online, all of them are way out of my price range. I'm looking to spend no more than $250, and all the price guides say that I can get a nice PR-61-PR-62 for that price, the problem is, I cant find them anywhere. Does anyone have any suggestions? |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Not common but their are lots of them out there that should stay in your price range.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Search for proof Indian cents on ebay and "save your search" so you'll get regular updates. After that, confine yourself if you like to TPG examples with return privileges. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sorry to hijack, but I want to know how you tell a proof from a red bu IHC? I have a few red unc IHC`s that are very nice coins. full strike etc Most look better than the ebay coin and I figure that You or those reading this know how tell the difference. IHC are my favorite coins Thanks Gary |
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Bedrock of the Community
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gary - You need to examine just one or two IHC proofs in hand to understand the mirrored surface, which is totally unlike a business strike. This is difficult to capture in pics, but instantly obvious when you hold it. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I looked on Rick Snow's site, and I did see several coins that I liked, but all of them were nowhere close to what I wanted to spend. If I contacted Rick directly and explain my situation, do you think he might be able to find something?
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Valued Member
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Well I have one: a proof 1906 for which I paid $30 back around 1979. This was before slabbing or even numerical grades. So that accounts for one more of them.
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Pillar of the Community
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Offer $200 on the one Andrew suggested, and I think there's a 6% ebay buck thing going today too. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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all the price guides say that I can get a nice PR-61-PR-62 for that price, the problem is, I cant find them anywhere The price guides are dreaming especially if you are looking at slabbed coins. In general you just don't see slabbed 19th century proofs less than PR-63. If you do they tend to be real dogs not nice coins. It seems like if it doesn't show mishandling, stains or ugly toning it gets called a 63. And many of the 63's I have seen are not that nice. |
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