Question for the Indian Head Cent experts..

At best a circulation strike, from proof dies.

 

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I agree. This is quite common on coins of the era. The dies appear to match - but the character of the coin doesn't look proof. The "fabric" of the coin looks business, and the strike doesn't look proof.

I don't know where you bought it from, but the pictures look like they might be concealing things on the surfaces as well. Were there any alternate pictures on the dealer's website?

 

I'm not sure but it's probably not a proof. Some of these were only struck once and may not show as much detail. I noticed the coin is also posted on CU. Maybe Rick will join in.

 

Yeah,

I'm getting a lot of no's. Once it arrives on Monday, I will examine it in hand and possibly reshoot it myself to post here and on CU.

I'm mostly curious about the condition of the fields. If it looks like it could grade high enough for a business strike or proof I may send it in.

 

Well the coin arrived today. It will be going back tomorrow... It has a nice sharp strike with proof like surfaces, but it has been messed with. There are hairlines all over it from a harsh cleaning. The color is a bit questionable as well. The surfaces are a reddish orange with brown rims. Here are my images of the coin.

This first set is taken with a standard lighting setup to reveal the surfaces of the coin.


These next images are taken using a hybrid axial and standard lighting technique. This does hide some of the cleaning, but it shows a bit of the color and mirror like fields.



Oh well. It was worth a shot. But at least I can get my money back.

And it was from a dealer I've bought from before without any problems. I hope this was just a fluke.

 

Too bad. Even the good ones miss every once in a while.

 

Looked better from the pics too bad

 

Yeah, you win some, you lose some. Oh well...