I was getting near the bottom of a box of BWR pennies lamenting the fact that I hadn't found much in this box (there were only 4 wheats in the entire box.) This is the first IHC that I have found while CRH, and about the fourth I've found overall in the last year or so at the store. When I found it, my jaw hit the floor and I just stared at it for a few seconds. After so much disappointment this little disc of copper made everything better. What would you estimate its grade to be? I'm guessing something like an XF 40 or maybe a bit lower, perhaps a VF 20. This is by far the nicest Indian head penny that I have found out in circulation.
Thanks for the kind words. Along with a 1909 VDB (no mintmark) cent and a 1943 war nickel, this is one of my top three CRH finds so far (and I haven't been searching for very long.)
I am up to a couple of dozen or so IHC's, but I have been searching since 2007 and only found the first in 2010. Also have a couple of worse for wear FE cents that I found earlier this year.
