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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1338346, member: 31533"]I think it could be a fake as well. <span style="color: #505151"><font face="Arial">With the 1877 Indian Head cent, the most important diagnostic feature appears on the reverse. On a genuine coin, the bottom right of the N in ONE and the top left of the N in CENT should be much weaker than the rest of the denomination. The only set of dies used on mint state coins issued for general circulation in 1877 has this distinct characteristic. Proof 1877 Indian Head cents were struck from dies with strong lettering in these same areas. </font></span>[from <a href="http://www.pcgs.com/Articles/Detail/5552" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/Articles/Detail/5552" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgs.com/Articles/Detail/5552</a>]. So, unless you can say this is a proof 1877, the fact that the N's in One and Cent on the reverse being strong should preclude this from being a real 1877 issue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1338346, member: 31533"]I think it could be a fake as well. [COLOR=#505151][FONT=Arial]With the 1877 Indian Head cent, the most important diagnostic feature appears on the reverse. On a genuine coin, the bottom right of the N in ONE and the top left of the N in CENT should be much weaker than the rest of the denomination. The only set of dies used on mint state coins issued for general circulation in 1877 has this distinct characteristic. Proof 1877 Indian Head cents were struck from dies with strong lettering in these same areas. [/FONT][/COLOR][from[COLOR=#505151][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][URL]http://www.pcgs.com/Articles/Detail/5552[/URL]]. So, unless you can say this is a proof 1877, the fact that the N's in One and Cent on the reverse being strong should preclude this from being a real 1877 issue.[/QUOTE]
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