1909 Indian Cent - Brown Or Red/Brown?

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1949-S Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 8:21 pm I have a 1909 Indian cent graded MS-65 BN by PCGS. After reading the PCGS tutorial on BN/RB/RD copper based coins, I'm confused and wondering if I should resubmit the coin for reconsideration by PCGS. javascript:insertsmilie('') Am I wrong in thinking this coin should grade as a RB vs BN? Links to my reference material are below. Thanks! Dan The PCGS tutorial: https://www.PCGS.com/news/price-dif...nd-red-coins PCGS 1909 BN Indian cent Examples: https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts/coin.../images/2235 PCGS 1909 RB Indian cent Examples: https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts/coin.../images/2236 PCGS 1909 RD Indian cent Examples: https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts/coin.../images/2237 Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 8:56 pm Agree your coin is BN. The obverse rules here. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 9:51 pm Looks like a brown to me also. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 10:16 pm Yep, brown. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18660 Posts	Posted 09/11/2022 11:37 am imo this one is borderline RB. 5% red is enough to pull the designation. your photos are not the best to determine color. I would say the reverse is RB and the obv is borderline. PCGS is going to be a little more tough on the color so BN is probably the correct designation Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36741 Posts	Posted 09/11/2022 12:44 pm Seems like a lot of red still showing on this one, but photo lighting tends to accentuate that. I'd call it an RB. Report this Post to the Staff
1949-S Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 09/20/2022 11:56 am Thank you everyone!! Looks like the consensus is BN even though it might be near the borderline of RB. Settled in my mind now. Thanks again for your help! Report this Post to the Staff
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