1907 indian head

This is my first indian head penny,im saying ef40. Dont be too hard on me . excuse my nails lol

 

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Nice coin.
Your nails are excused.
You're holding it correctly, by its edges.
For the best photos, set it on a solid surface
and take your photo with the face of the coin
and the camera lens parallel.
Crop as much of the background out
while still showing the entire coin.

 

Thank you,the lighting in this room is terrible and i wanted the best light. But ill crop from now on.

 

Hope this is better.

 

It's better. Maybe take your photo from a little farther away.

The coin looks like it's been cleaned.

 

Whats the best way to tell if its been cleaned,it has some dirt between the letters and date.

 

B & D grading book - Very Good - Any three letters of LIBERTY on the headband should show...Good - Indian girl head well outlined with all feathers present, LIBERTY worn smooth.

I would say Good

 

This site helps me get close to a proper grade.
https://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/#/Indian/Grades.

 

Thanks alot for your thoughts,ill look up b&d if its that precise.

 

that coin has obviously been cleaned it has that strange orange color.

 

It's the lighting

 

I agree that your coin has been cleaned. I would also say Good - Details.

Interesting fact: Did you know that the obverse image is actually Lady Liberty wearing an Indian headdress?

 

I didn't know that. And I asked someone how can you tell if a coin has been cleaned.wouldn't it have scratches on it. I found 20 of these today in a box and I would hate to find out they were cleaned.
If they were how much does it hurt them.I really don't care about profit,

 

Besides scratches on the surface. Color is a good indicator of cleaning. It looks like your coin was treated with some type of acidic solution. Lemon juice, vinegar and ketchup are commonly used to clean copper coins. I couldn't say what was used, but you coin exhibits the tell take signs.

Notice how much wear is evident on the surfaces? You would expect a coin this worn to be brown and dirty. Instead it is orange/pink and the only dirt present is around the letters.

That's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

 

This was the only one out of 20,the rest are brown And a few have some of the letters in the head band.upon closer examination there are no letter at all on this one. So that luster I thought was there is just toning from the chemicals,you da man.

 

Happy to help. As to value, I don't have much experience or knowledge in this area but I think it's cut in half.
I've heard that if you put a cleaned coin in a window sill, it will retone. It will always be a cleaned coin, but it might not look as bad.

 

kills the value. meaning no one will want to buy that coin. if they do it will be at a big discount.

 

I agree with Good & Cleaned (unnatural pink color).

 

Rick Snow used to have a PDF on grading Indian cents, and while certainly more strict than TPG standards, it's worth a look as well as adopting if an area you wish to collect in (if it's still available).