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Odd 1859 Indian Head Cent Date

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 Posted 03/23/2011  6:05 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add nybird to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I've started looking at these indian heads from my grandfather and noticed this 1859 cent has a strange 1 on the date, it looks like it was double struck by quite a bit and also has a thick die crack running right through the area. The C in CENT is also doubled. Is this a normal variety or just a mess?

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Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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 Posted 03/23/2011  8:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add emh to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That looks like Repunched Date Variety 1, If so it's rare. EF-40 is worth about $800.00 (Not sure what the grade is on that, but it's certainly not AU-50 which would nab you about 1,250.00
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 Posted 03/23/2011  10:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Moe145 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
VERY cool!!

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 Posted 03/23/2011  10:22 pm  Show Profile   Check vermontensium's eBay Listings Check vermontensium's eCrater Listings Bookmark this reply Add vermontensium to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice coin! I'd grade G4
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 Posted 03/23/2011  10:50 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Meldude to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That is a nice coin! Congratulations!
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 Posted 03/23/2011  11:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add numismaniac to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Wow, nice find. Makes me want to look through some of my loose stuff a bit closer!
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 Posted 03/24/2011  9:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DavidZerbato to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The "1" looks like PMD to me. You can see it extends up the "1" and forms a gouge above it.The S-1 variety for this year is more nuanced and I don't think it would show up that well, especially with the amount of wear on this coin.
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 Posted 03/28/2011  12:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nybird to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I was wondering about PMD also. The die crack right next to it throws me off some. Perhaps at the next coin show where I can find Rick Snow I'll pass it by him. Thanks.
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 Posted 03/28/2011  1:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ziggy9 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not PMD and not a die crack. What you have is a small lamination peel that starts above the one and the eight and runs down between them.

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 Posted 04/02/2011  07:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nybird to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Richard. Does that make it a keeper or should I hunt down a better one. I lean towards varieties?
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 Posted 04/19/2011  07:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TreasHunt to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
agreed: with Ziggy.
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 Posted 04/24/2011  8:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ziggy9 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It would not be considered a variety. It would lean more towards a minor error but really is more of a damaged planchet.

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 Posted 04/24/2011  8:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nybird to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Richard. Quincy eh? Dad lives in Saugus.
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 Posted 04/24/2011  9:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ziggy9 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thats about 1/2 hour away, traffic permitting.
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