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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PyrotekNX, post: 88297, member: 3918&quot;]You have better eyes than I do Speedy.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it&#039;s a proof, I was saying it appeared to have prooflike details.&nbsp; I dont think it was ever circulated, at least not for long because there arent any marks on it.&nbsp; That tiny bit of wear could have been from sliding around in a safety deposit box or something.&nbsp; Looks like the previous owner saw all the r/b toning and got the bright idea to dip it.&nbsp; It&#039;s a real shame too because quality indian cents are starting to become very scarce.</p><p><br /></p><p>There really aren&#039;t many raw red ms indians of any date around anymore.&nbsp; Anything pre 1890 are becoming very scarce.&nbsp; The quality ones were all hoarded up and slabbed before my time.&nbsp; The only ones selling on fleabay are the rejects.&nbsp; It&#039;s a shame because they were the best looking small cent ever made IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish I had the money to put together a quality Indian collection including the FRNs.&nbsp; $5 1899, $10 buffalo note and of course the gold Indians.&nbsp; It would make a nice display.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t mind having some black eagle FRNs either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a great Onepapa replica.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1899-5-INDIAN-SILVER-CERTIFICATE-FOR-DISPLAY-NO-RES_W0QQitemZ8352635771QQcategoryZ3417QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1899-5-INDIAN-SILVER-CERTIFICATE-FOR-DISPLAY-NO-RES_W0QQitemZ8352635771QQcategoryZ3417QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1899-5-INDIAN-SILVER-CERTIFICATE-FOR-DISPLAY-NO-RES_W0QQitemZ8352635771QQcategoryZ3417QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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