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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4003915, member: 101855"]Here are the other coins in the set.</p><p><br /></p><p>1861 This one grades MS-64 with an Eagle Eye sticker. In the "old days" this was the scarcest date, based on the mintage.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054145[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1054146[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1863 This one is graded MS-64, with no stickers.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054147[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1054148[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1864, Copper-Nickel. Congress changed the compostion of the cent from copper-nickel to bronze and reduced the weight in 1864. The lawmakers took their cue from the copper Civil War tokens which were usualy lighter and accepted as such by the public.</p><p><br /></p><p>These pieces were struck before the new law took effect. This is now viewed as the scarcest major variety among the copper-nickel cents. This coin is graded MS-64 with both the Eagle Eye and CAC stickers. It has some pretty toning which does not show in the photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054151[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1054152[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the 1864 Bronze. This piece does not have Longacre's "L" initial on the ribbon and is actually a minor type coin. No one recognzies that, however. When I was young collector, I came to the conclusion that this coin is a bit underrated. This one grades MS-65, R&B with no stickers.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054153[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1054154[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is the 1864-L. Longacre redid his artwork when he added his initial. Note the shape of tip of the bust which is pointed on this piece and rounded on the previous coin. This is one of the semi-keys in the Indian Head Cent series. This one grades MS-64, R&B with no stickers.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054157[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1054158[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4003915, member: 101855"]Here are the other coins in the set. 1861 This one grades MS-64 with an Eagle Eye sticker. In the "old days" this was the scarcest date, based on the mintage. [ATTACH=full]1054145[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1054146[/ATTACH] 1863 This one is graded MS-64, with no stickers. [ATTACH=full]1054147[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1054148[/ATTACH] 1864, Copper-Nickel. Congress changed the compostion of the cent from copper-nickel to bronze and reduced the weight in 1864. The lawmakers took their cue from the copper Civil War tokens which were usualy lighter and accepted as such by the public. These pieces were struck before the new law took effect. This is now viewed as the scarcest major variety among the copper-nickel cents. This coin is graded MS-64 with both the Eagle Eye and CAC stickers. It has some pretty toning which does not show in the photos. [ATTACH=full]1054151[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1054152[/ATTACH] Here is the 1864 Bronze. This piece does not have Longacre's "L" initial on the ribbon and is actually a minor type coin. No one recognzies that, however. When I was young collector, I came to the conclusion that this coin is a bit underrated. This one grades MS-65, R&B with no stickers. [ATTACH=full]1054153[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1054154[/ATTACH] And here is the 1864-L. Longacre redid his artwork when he added his initial. Note the shape of tip of the bust which is pointed on this piece and rounded on the previous coin. This is one of the semi-keys in the Indian Head Cent series. This one grades MS-64, R&B with no stickers. [ATTACH=full]1054157[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1054158[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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