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1859 Indian Head Cent FS-303 Snow-3 For Grading

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I'm going through my coins to look at ANACS submissions for my next show, and this is one that will most likely get sent off. It is a very scarce variety, one that is seldom found.

This one was put up a while ago in the variety and error forum but I never got around to the grading forum. Is the hit on the reverse rim going to detail it? I put it at VG/Fine (details?). Thanks!

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 Posted 01/18/2020  11:00 pm  Show Profile   Check Lancek's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Lancek to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Also looks cleaned, so I'm at F details
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F Details Damaged
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Thanks! It may just be the picture lighting that makes it appear cleaned. It shows no evidence in hand.

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VG-10 , I don't believe it's cleaned . If that mark on reverse rim at 7:00 is indeed damage then I would say it would detail the coin . The coin seems to have a very rough appearance to it , might also detail the coin .
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Thanks T-Bop! It is a bit of a rough coin, but a tough variety to find as well.

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F details (rim damage).
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I'm with the details crowd on this one. there are way too many hairlines across both sides. the scratches that stand out to me are on the first leaf top right there are multiple parallel lines. whether they were from someone attempting to clean something off that area or it received them in circulation and is PMD. for those reasons I'm at VG details

what are the markers for this coin?
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Thanks to you both. The RPD on this coin is most noticeable on the 1 of the date.

https://indianvarieties.com/cents/i...859-rpd-003/

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 Posted 01/19/2020  10:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Newhunter to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
No overdate.
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Newhunter!

I appreciate your opinion on my coin, but this is FS-303.
The 1 shows the repunching strongly under the one. Here is my coin:

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Also, an overdate is a variety where two different-dated dies were used. This is a re-punched date where the same date was used.
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I agree with F-Details. Still a nice variety though. @Newhunter, . As Coinhunter27 stated, this is FS-303 undoubtedly and the terminology "overdate" refers to two different dates hubbed over each other. This is a repunched date, meaning the same date was punched into the die twice or more. In this case, it's is twice.
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It will details out but I've been looking for one of these "in the wild" for a few years and have yet to catch one. Well done!
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Thanks! It's a toughy for sure. The Snow-1 is rare, rare, rare though. That's one I've been looking for myself.

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VG details. Not enough detail in the headband to make Fine IMO.
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