1869 Indian Head Cent / IHC On The Bay.

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vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 08/14/2011 9:52 pm Thinking about placing a bid for my F-VF Dansco. This particular date is tough to find in a pleasing original condition. His pictures are not the greatest, I asked him for better pictures but I can kind of get an idea. Looks original with LIBERTY. Price of $199 seems fair for a F12 & free s/h. Thoughts? http://cgi.ebay.com/1869-INDIAN-CEN...em564591d12f swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff

DavidZerbato Pillar of the Community United States 1081 Posts	Posted 08/14/2011 10:20 pm Hard to tell the grade from his pics, but it definitely looks at least Fine and that price is pretty good. My only issue is the color, the pictures make it look possibly cleaned/retoned a little, but he says it's a chocolate brown and does have good feedback and a 7 day return policy. I think it's worth a shot. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 08/14/2011 10:58 pm My thoughts exactly David. I think I will throw a bid down. I will have to see it in hand but, my first impressions were good and he has a return policy and 100% FB. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 08/14/2011 11:02 pm I took that obv. pic and adjusted the levels to better resolve detail. I think I'm seeing the lower headband definition below LIBERTY. Report this Post to the Staff
upstate Pillar of the Community United States 3283 Posts	Posted 08/14/2011 11:15 pm I think it looks nice and original, I can't see every letter of liberty though. The wear on the coin and devices appears as though liberty should be intact so getting a better pic is a good idea. You don't see many nice '69's , thats for sure. Check out the 1869 altered date thread I started, amusing. I'm curious of you thoughs of that one. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 08/14/2011 11:49 pm I'll check that out upstate. DV, thank you ;-) swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/15/2011 10:47 am DVcollector's photo of that coin appears to show that coin better than the seller's photo. Almost all letters in the headband are visible. I'm not a good grader of coins but that one could be a VF-20+ which puts it about a $300 area. Even if F-12 could be in the $200 area easily. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 08/15/2011 9:45 pm I'm worried (just slightly, though) about the discoloration on the reverse, under the C and E of CENT. There could be corrosion under whatever is on the coin? Great return policy, so I say go for it. I've seen a whole lot of 1869's, and so few are problem free, that's the key with this semi-key date. Edited by robbudo 08/15/2011 9:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 08/15/2011 10:45 pm Nice looking coin, a more detailed picture would help a lot. I think it could be worth at least what seller is asking or more. One area my eye keeps going to. Obverse at rim above the "A" in states, all the denticles of this coin seem to be good except that area. Also the left side of the second "T" in states, might be a minor hit there, from rim to "T", just hard to tell. Not trying to run the coin down .. just pointing put a possible minor problem. It could be worth it to check the coin out in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 08/15/2011 11:14 pm Thanks guys :) When ever I see grime on copper, it concerns me for the long term. Corrosion could form or may have already formed there. This coin looks fairly decent judging by the pics, so in hand I must have...I sound like Yoda :o Any green on a coin, no matter how small, I pass. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 08/15/2011 11:31 pm Okay, I threw a bid down :-) We shall see. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 08/16/2011 02:18 am I think it's a really nice coin Dave! I've been going for exactly the same look, but have been focusing on the early 70s. I took a gamble on this one that the coin pictures were poor, but it looks F-12ish http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWNX:IT Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 08/16/2011 02:52 am John, It blows me away but you and I have the same eye for coins, especially IHC's! I would have went for that in a heartbeat. Has that, "don't worry, I'm original" look to it and yes, I can see LIBERTY slightly strong and yes, I think you took a good gamble at a F'ish coin! Nice. swcoin.ecrater.com Edited by vermontensium 08/16/2011 02:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
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1869 IHC On The Bay.