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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 25478141, member: 101855"]When I was high school, Indian Cents were my thing. I eventually completed the collection and then sold it in a down market in the early 1970s. Well I'm at it again. I am working on an Indian Cent collection in EF and AU, with an emphasis on raw coins. I found five coins at the Summer FUN show. I did buy one coin that was slabbed, however, the 1877. The 1877 is the queen of the Indian Cents. It's the famous key date along with the 1909-S, which is much easier to find. This one looks better in person. It's PCGS graded EF-40 with a strong "LIBERTY." You would be surprised how many of these coins are over graded in the holder. [ATTACH=full]1630676[/ATTACH] This is the fourth 1877 Indian I have owned. I had a Fine-12 when I was a kid. I bought two when I was a dealer. One had been cleaned and had to go into an old ANACS "soapbar" holder. I bought this one raw and had it graded. It's the best one I've owned. NGC called it AU-58. [ATTACH=full]1630678[/ATTACH] I have an overall goal of collecting one cent for each year from 1793 to 2024. The lone exception is the 1815. The mint did not make any cents in 1815. I probably won't make it because of the 1799, but it will be a fun ride.[/QUOTE]