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WVboy76 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 02:47 am Hello,I'm new here and know absolutely nothing about coins and values but always liked old coins so to my question can someone please tell me why my 1890 Indian Head penny is as shiny as a dime? And I see no mint mark also it looks like maybe a faint gold coloring around the edge? I also have a 1901 Indian Head penny that's in pretty good shape...any help with info and or value would be greatly appreciated because its driving me nuts not knowing anything about them...thank you for any and all information...my name is Jason btw Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 04:41 am to CCF Jason. We will need good photos,front and back to really help you. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 07:06 am Welcome to the Forum. You've come to a phenomenal place to share and learn. Pure speculation here without photos to reference: It could be that the IHC was plated with a silver metal at some type. Tin, mercury and nickel are a few that come to mind. Plating copper coins was a common classroom science experiment back in the day. Edit: Here's some information on what color your 1890 IHC should be and how to grade the second one you asked about. https://www.coinstudy.com/1890-indi...y-value.html Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 04/13/2019 12:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 08:53 am Yes we would need photos to figure out what you see. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 09:22 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 10:19 am To CCF , please show us photos obverse and reverse of your 1890 IHC . Report this Post to the Staff
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jbuck Moderator United States 188560 Posts	Posted 04/14/2019 12:29 am to the Community! Uploading Photos Free Image Optimizer 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
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