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CoinHunter53562
Moderator
USA
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 Posted - 11/15/2008 : 22:55:15
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Today I just broke the 100K mark for pennies searched and low and behold I get an Indian Head Cent. At first I thought it was an old Canadian cent since it was upside down. I grabbed it and said "what is this?" and sure enough, an 1889 IHC was looking back at me! I have seen so many people talk about finding them and was discouraged that I never did. I have seen some people say they find them at a rate of about 1 for every 100K pennies searched so mine hit right on time! It's a cool feeling. Now all I need is to find a steel cent and maybe find a dime in a roll to join some other clubs. 
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My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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fb101
Moderator
USA
2240 Posts |
Posted - 11/15/2008 : 23:07:46
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| Congratulations! |
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cwgii
Penny Collector Member
USA
498 Posts |
Posted - 11/15/2008 : 23:22:07
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allllll right. i got 2 in my first 100k. now as i approach 200k i am getting burned out. only 550 more to clean up the spending spree i had when i got to tucson and unlimited coins. then it will just be halves , and a few cwr .
oh, it took me 165k to get my second steel. next day , got number 3. |
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highroller4321
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1971 Posts |
Posted - 11/15/2008 : 23:58:23
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| Congrats! Care to teach us your special indian dance so we can find some too :D |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1479 Posts |
Posted - 11/16/2008 : 09:33:26
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Welcome to the club. 
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Kurr
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1685 Posts |
Posted - 11/16/2008 : 09:57:33
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| Aye. Brother CoinHunter53562 Welcome to the Indian Head Club. There is no feeling like finding a chief looking up at you. |
Selling coppers- 1.4 + shipping or trade, PM me!! ~100.00 (68lbs)Available~
"If my sons did not want wars, there would be none." ~ Gutle Schnaper, Mayer Amschel Rothschilds wife
A number of people are educated beyond, sometimes way beyond, their intelligence. - Tenbears
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Dan52
Penny Collector Member
USA
415 Posts |
Posted - 11/16/2008 : 11:28:18
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Thats great! I remember when I got my first (and only) indian. I was in line at the bank and I noticed in another line someone was turning in some penny rolls. After I got through in my line, I went over and bought all that the person had turned in. That got me a 1904 indian in great shape. Congratulations.
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TXTim
Penny Collector Member
465 Posts |
Posted - 11/16/2008 : 12:55:24
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Beer is my currency. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5240 Posts |
Posted - 11/16/2008 : 13:23:52
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Congratulations! That's great. See, we weren't just blowing smoke signals.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Let me see if I understand this? If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 years hard labor; the Iranian border illegally you are detained indefinitely. If you cross the US border illegally, you get a driver’s license, a social security card, welfare, food stamps, free health care!
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3250 Posts |
Posted - 11/16/2008 : 17:05:38
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Congratulations on the find. Maybe another before you hit 200k....
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Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it harder for sober people to own cars.
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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
USA
207 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2008 : 22:39:59
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| Congrats!!! Those Idians always seem to travel in Tribes... Keep you eyes out |
Happy Prospecting! |
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scooter
Penny Pincher Member
225 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2008 : 09:46:10
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| woo who CONGRATS finding a indian is cool. But i think any indian older than the 1900's is like the vip section of the indian head club. I have only found 01 04( took me over 700,000 searched). when you think about it finding something that old is really special. |
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1300 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2008 : 21:32:58
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| congrats and welcome to the club... i am also in the dime club and i have to say when i found it i was like i wonder who the dummy was that stuffed this in here |
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gatzdon
Penny Sorter Member
37 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2008 : 15:50:52
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| Not just any dime, it has to be a silver dime. So far, I've found only one 1964 Roosevelt in a $50 penny bag. |
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PreservingThePast
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
697 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2008 : 09:05:39
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Awesome find. Congratulations and continued success!
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fb101
Moderator
USA
2240 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2008 : 20:55:54
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Just got my second indian after about 100K pennies. 1905 in Fine condition.
I think he snuck in looking to get close to my small herd of Tatonkas |
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centavito
New Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 11/24/2008 : 17:49:52
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| It finally happened... No, not an Indian Head, although I've found about 5 or 6 of them over the last 4 years of fairly steady searching, and not even another Mercury Dime in a penny roll. No, today I dumped out yet another roll onto the table and lo and behold...one of the zincs, a 1994, came to a rest ON IT'S EDGE!! What!?! I was not expecting to see that. I showed it to my 6 year old son, but he wasn't too impressed. Maybe I need to get out more often. |
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JerrySpringer
Penny Hoarding Member
614 Posts |
Posted - 11/25/2008 : 11:39:33
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| Found a 1899 IHC today. This is my second wild one. Here is the thing, the IHC was in a CWR full of Canadian pennies. I mean old 1940's era King George ones and all that. There is probable cause that those rolling CWRs gloss over IHCs as just another Canadian penny. This 1899 one I found is crusty with green corrosion on it, so I do not know how much of LIBERTY is still intact on it. |
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It finally happened...found an Indian!
