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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 07-02-2009, 11:23 AM   #1 (permalink) jello Numismatist     Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,842 My Mood: 187? Indian cent Metal Detector find This an 187? I found it out metal detecting. it was in a clump of red clay.I just got it out of the olive oil. Can anyone make out the last digit/number? Attached Thumbnails       __________________ no one right 100% of the time ***The only dumb question is the one not asked***   07-02-2009, 11:26 AM   #2 (permalink) TheNoost huldufolk     Join Date: May 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,281 My Mood: I want to say 7 for ya, but it looks like a 9 or maybe an 8. Good find. __________________   07-02-2009, 11:31 AM   #3 (permalink) HandsomeToad Urinist     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 6,572 My Mood: I'll say 1875. Nice find! Ribbit   07-02-2009, 11:51 AM   #4 (permalink) Mark Feld Rare coin dealer     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,668 If 1877 were a common date and not a valuable one, would you be asking if that coin could be an 1877? I bet not. Surely, even though you can't tell what date it is, you are able to see that the last numeral is not a 7.   07-02-2009, 11:55 AM   #5 (permalink) jello Numismatist     Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,842 My Mood: I think it maybe a 2 or 3 or 5 or 9? I wish were 1877! __________________ no one right 100% of the time ***The only dumb question is the one not asked***   07-02-2009, 12:55 PM   #6 (permalink) SwendiCoin Junior Member   Join Date: May 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 87 My Mood: I don't know IHC's, but I see a date of 1893 from your pictures. I can not make out the 3rd digit as a 7.   07-02-2009, 01:38 PM   #7 (permalink) The Penny Lady Coin Dealer     Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 836 My Mood: My guess is 1875 or 1879. It can't be an 1877 as the N in ONE on the reverse is not weak as it should be to be an 1877. __________________ The Penny Lady http://ThePennyLady.com Member of ANA, PCGS, NGC, CAC, Fly-In Club, EAC, and WIN (Women In Numismatics)   07-02-2009, 02:49 PM   #8 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 16,658 my guess: 1,2,3,4,5,6, or 8,9, 0. anything but a 7. LOL J/K __________________ The Other Frank "Buy The Book Before The Coin!" http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default....wUpcoming_1208   07-02-2009, 02:52 PM   #9 (permalink) Leadfoot Numismatist     Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,617 My Mood: No chance it's an 1877 business strike because the N isn't shallow on the reverse. [edited to add, I see Penny Lady beat me to the punch]   07-02-2009, 03:04 PM   #10 (permalink) bobbeth87 Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I live near Houston, Texas Posts: 1,801 My Mood: I see 1879. Very hard to be certain though. __________________ Bob   07-02-2009, 05:42 PM   #11 (permalink) Leadfoot Numismatist     Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,617 My Mood: p.s. for those interested, here's a "shallow N" like the all 1877's have (and a few other years also share this die, including the 1871 pictured below):   07-02-2009, 05:46 PM   #12 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 6,314 My Mood: 1873 Closed 3... Or 1878, and the 8 is very close to the "7" in the date. Could even be a nine, but it is not a 1877 __________________ From The Desk Of, -T$ (Kokapowan Tribe Leader) http://www.tmoneyeagles.webs.com/   07-02-2009, 05:50 PM   #13 (permalink) mgChevelle AMERICAN     Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF east bay area Posts: 747 My Mood: i see a 2 __________________ I'll keep my guns, freedom, and money And you can keep the Change   07-02-2009, 06:02 PM   #14 (permalink) desertgem Senior Errer Collecktor     Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,491 My Mood: Jello, If you have a photo processing program, you might try changing the color or even change it to black and white or sepia colored. I find that I can see things after changing it to B/W photo mode than I can with regular color. Jim   07-02-2009, 08:34 PM   #15 (permalink) mark_h Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,185 Quote: Originally Posted by Leadfoot p.s. for those interested, here's a "shallow N" like the all 1877's have (and a few other years also share this die, including the 1871 pictured below): I think you need to say - all business strike 1877's have shallow N. I believe the proof 1877's have a bold N. Clearly this is not a proof - not even a circulated proof. At least from what I can see on the rims. I can't begin to guess what it is - early I thought it was a 98, but at home it almost looks like a 79. __________________ the other mark Best Baan Community Empty airtite seeks unwanted coins. All sizes welcome.   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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