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Message:: [QUOTE="lbug72, post: 225463, member: 8130"]Hello All: I am a amateur collector and don't know much about coins yet. I do want to share this with you as I think it's a neat find. In March I found a IHC in my pocket change. I was digging through my change purse to get money for the drink machine and came across a "dark" penny. I immediately thought it could be a wheatie but upon closer inspection it turned out to be a 1867 IHC. I was thrilled, it's really the best "find" I've ever had and it's such an odd way of finding a coin that is 140 years old. And to think, I could have inadvertently spent it somewhere! Thank goodness I have the habit of looking at my change before I spend it, right? Anyway, I'm posting pics for you to see, any and all comments are welcome. I know they are not great pics, lighting is bad. I can post better pics later when I get them. I'm concerned though that the obverse looks red in the pic but not in person. It has this black funk on it though that seems to come off easily when handled but I know better than to clean it. The reverse is in much better condition. The only other 2 IHC's I have are ones that I purchased and aren't as old or nice. -Michelle[/QUOTE]