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1886 Indian Head Cent - Is It A Type 2?

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 Posted 02/14/2021  6:32 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add thegrendel to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Bought this one on ebay for about $5. Much circulation wear, maybe a G. Looks like a type 2 to me, in which case it's worth what I paid. Would a couple of the knowledgeable people here confirm or deny, please?

Also, I've read that the type 2 is the rarer variety. Is this true?
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It is indeed a Type 2, and yes, they are the scarcer of the two. Please show us the reverse. Appears cleaned.
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 Posted 02/14/2021  7:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add thegrendel to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Now that you mention it, the coin does look cleaned.
Not that it much matters on a fairly common coin in G condition. Thank you for taking the time to answer.
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 Posted 02/14/2021  7:50 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Agree. Are you starting to collect this series?
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I guess I'm collecting Indian Head cents by default. Some months back, I bought an old Mehrig 1857-1909 cent album with some of the slots filled. Mine was the only bid, so I got it for about $80. I was disappointed to find almost all the cents with dried tape residue on them. Oh, well. I cleaned them up with acetone, with good results. And ... And when I flipped over the 1908 cent, I found an S on the reverse. Full liberty, too. So, it looks like I got my money's worth. Not my only ebay cherry pick, but maybe my best.
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Good story - well done! How about pics of the '08-S?
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I ordinarily would have messaged the seller and offered to pay him a few bucks more because he had overlooked the 08-S.
But, there was nothing in the listing about tape residue, and I didn't even think to flip the coin over to check until weeks later. It didn't occur to me that someone could overlook something like that.

I'd call the coin a strong F, maybe even a borderline VF.
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