A Few Of My Favorite Indian Head Cent / IHC Varieties

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DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/16/2011 9:44 pm One thing I like about IHC varieties is they're often major--no loupe is really needed! All these coins I found at shows for $1 to $5. After all these years, they're still out there to be found. 1882 Snow-2 dated with a broken punch: 1887 Snow-1 DDO 1894/1894 Snow-1--two different coins (I cherrypicked this one for Latman100) 1897 Snow-1 "1 in Neck" Report this Post to the Staff

CCTrader Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 09/17/2011 06:58 am May have been cleaned but they look great. Thanks for sharing Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/17/2011 1:44 pm Thanks! Cleaned--which coin? All the coins have the expected level of crud in the devices. When I shot these, not all the pics were calibrated for color. In any case, I'm happy with these finds. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 09/17/2011 1:53 pm Nice finds. I love how many retained die cracks I can find on the copper nickel cents at shows too. The 1897 is awesome, as most dealers know to look for that one. Report this Post to the Staff
okiepb Pillar of the Community United States 1213 Posts	Posted 09/17/2011 3:10 pm Nice assortment. I'm working on my IHC collection too. I need quite a few from the 60's & 70's. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/17/2011 5:04 pm Yeah, the '60-70s are all hard to find problem-free--probably because of the melting/recoining that began in 1871. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 09/18/2011 12:20 pm okiepb, are you looking for all the Indian cents with errors/varieties? late 60's and 70's are very hard to find problem free. I read somewhere that the mint changes suppliers at that time and that the coins subsequently made did not prove to be as good as the last supplier. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/18/2011 2:35 pm Did the mint change suppliers for cent planchets? That might explain some of the strange toning in the 1870s. A lot was going on in the 1870s that impacted the mint--post civil war, economic turmoil, problems with dies--hardness problems, widespread cracking/short die life (shortage of good tool steel?), and of course the remelting fiasco. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 09/19/2011 1:07 pm DVCollector, Yes, I read somewhere that the mint changed supplies for cent planchets. However, for the life of me, I could not find that reference the other day when I made my post. =/ Report this Post to the Staff
markj11 Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 11:56 am 1887 Snow-1 DDO If someone found a 2011 coin with doubling like that wouldn't they be told MD? Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 1:08 pm It's harder to make out the diagnostics of the DDO in lower grades, but they are there. This higher grade coin is easier, especially in the "E" and "C" of AMERICA Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 5:40 pm Nice stuff ... I think they ought to call the 1897 the "Bolivian Necktie".The DDO is definitely hub doubling. I dug out my Cherrypicker's guide to Liberty nickels the other day, and the section on Doubled dies should be required reading. Folks don't know there are several classes of doubling aside from classic "hub doubling". Chance Edited by Chancellor Sutler 09/21/2011 9:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 09/26/2011 08:02 am I just picked up my third 1882 snow-2. I've Cherrypicked each one. Any clue on an estimated population on these? Report this Post to the Staff
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A Few Of My Favorite IHC Varieties