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rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 10/06/2011 9:59 pm Whats up with these? How rare are they and what do they go for? Would love to own one but ebay has nothing so I'm thinking thy are very rare. Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 10/07/2011 02:00 am Rick Snow's book might might have better info but the following is from the CPG. The mark was added to one die and used for a single day production run in order to catch a suspected Mint thief. It also notes that "the market value for this variety is not yet reliably established". Assuming the die was taken out of service at the end of the day after the employee was caught, I would not imagine there could have been any more than 50,000 minted and that could certainly be on the high side. I am currently assembling a roll of 1875s and I do not have a single dot among the 20+ examples I own. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 10/07/2011 06:49 am Quote: .....I do not have a single dot among the 20+ examples I own. Wow, you have 20 plus 1875 Indians? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/07/2011 07:39 am http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entr...-secret-mark John1 Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 10/07/2011 09:52 am Why would someone steal pennies from the mint? I mean a penny could buy more in 1875, but really? Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 10/07/2011 11:36 am They could steal rolls or bags from the mint. Also, no one would suspect it because who wants to steal a penny? Edited by rachums107 10/07/2011 11:36 am Report this Post to the Staff
SilverTurtle Valued Member United States 371 Posts	Posted 10/07/2011 5:21 pm May have not only been cents that were being stolen. I could be wrong though. Report this Post to the Staff
coinsearcher83 Pillar of the Community United States 1358 Posts	Posted 10/07/2011 5:38 pm I think the then-to-now inflation ratio is that one cent then is worth 25 cents now.. I'm sure there are a lot of people who would steal a bag of quarters... Not to mention there were fewer things to buy back then.. Money probably would have lasted longer.. Report this Post to the Staff
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