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Shawn Cordell New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/12/2019 12:04 am I am new to collecting and have very little idea what I am doing. I found this coin in a collection I bought. I've looked through the internet and found nothing that helps determine if this is valuable or junk. Any advice on grading and value would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Believe7 Pillar of the Community United States 701 Posts	Posted 07/12/2019 02:57 am Pretty old coin, still looking good for its age. A keeper Id put it in a 2X2. For grading purposes, always take a picture of the observe and the reverse (heads and tails). Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/12/2019 04:39 am to CCF. Looks like a Grease Filled Die issue. The 1 is not missing,I still see some of it in the last pic. Not much if any added value. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 07/12/2019 07:53 am @SC, first welcome to CCF. Second, while this Indian Head cent is not in the best condition, I think that the value it has comes from it being a coin of this series (IHCs) rather than the mostly missing 1 in the date. With this amount of wear and tear, it certainly could have been a partly grease-filled die that caused the 1 to not be fully struck, but that digit could also have been mostly removed after this coin left the mint too. I agree that pics of both sides of the coin are needed to determine the grade. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/12/2019 08:53 am Agree, most likely a Greaser. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188061 Posts	Posted 07/12/2019 11:13 am to the Community! 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
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 07/12/2019 2:28 pm Indian's are always good, even if they aren't! Report this Post to the Staff
Shawn Cordell New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/12/2019 6:40 pm TY all for the welcomes and advice Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/12/2019 6:43 pm Shawn - We welcome you to the forum. If I may add, we try not to use Twitter shorthand here. Report this Post to the Staff
Shawn Cordell New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 09:00 am I'm sorry about the short hand. I will try not to let it happen again. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 11:12 pm Or it could be a coin minted in the year 881 AD. But then how would they know about Indians.? Report this Post to the Staff
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