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stayfrosty
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 Posted - 03/16/2010 : 19:57:52
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I opened a roll tonight and saw a bluish-green looking wheat. I always try to guess the date as I flip it and guessed 1937. When I turned it over I noticed the Indian head and then glanced down to see 1867! I couldn't believe it. It's very worn and bluish-green but the date is clear as day! It's crazy to think that that penny was minted 143 years ago and bounced around the world until someone carelessly through it into a roll. Found 2 mid-40's wheats too!! 
frosty
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NoCents
Penny Collector Member
USA
340 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 20:01:55
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I got my first today too. :) a 96 little beat on.
Congrats! |
What's in it for the dude? |
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stayfrosty
New Member
7 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 20:25:41
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| I forgot to mention that this was only my third box! |
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bman
Penny Collector Member
USA
425 Posts |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 21:10:45
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| very nice find keep looking and someday you will have a tribe. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 23:40:14
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| It's always a sweet surprise to find an IH. I havn't found one that old yet. Congrats |
You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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twocents
Penny Collector Member
398 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 23:45:49
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| Nice job. I should be due for a second one anytime now. |
Just my two cents! |
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biglouddrunk
Penny Pincher Member
138 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 02:20:41
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| Wow what an old one. This leads me to wonder has this penny been in circulation for 143 years or has it been in somebodies collection that got out. I'd be curious to hear people opinions on this. For the older people in this hobby how long was it since every now and then did you see an IH in your pocket change. |
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oldBPman
Penny Sorter Member
83 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 03:29:35
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| I've hand sorted thousands and thousands and have not found an Indian H yet, even when i owned a garage-gas station and wheaties were common,you people are real lucky. |
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ScottyTX
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
508 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 10:37:03
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Ummm, still searching myself. I've been through over 350,000 of those buggers and still no IHP yet. Congrats to you and keep up the good luck!
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Common Cents
Penny Sorter Member
82 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 17:29:08
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Consider yourself quite fortunate. I've got over a quarter ton of CU pennies, and have yet to get my first Indian. Hopefully some of your luck will come my way! |
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Slapshot
Penny Sorter Member
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 19:50:10
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| That's awesome! In still waiting to find my first. Do you have a picture to share with us? |
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NoCents
Penny Collector Member
USA
340 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 20:55:43
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My camera kinda sucks.....
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dp2007
Penny Pincher Member
130 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 09:35:24
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I've read on this forum and it's my average too that on average you'll find one Indian for every 100,000 cents searched. I hope you beat the law of averages and find another one in the next box.
500,000 cents hand searched-- 5 Indians found. |
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Aristobolus
Penny Sorter Member
76 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 11:00:47
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Did you find these in a box from the feds? Or did they come from local coinage? In 2007 I found my only two Indians: one in a box of local pennies, the other in a federal reserve box.
My opinion is that most of these Indians are unwittingly taken off grandma's or grandpa's dresser, rolled up, and turned into to the bank for paper money. |
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squashpup
New Member
9 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 11:28:39
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My theory is that kids are putting many rare or numismatic or high metal value coins into circulation.
I base that theory on the fact that I do most of my coin searching with the cooperation of an establishment with patrons that are mostly under 18. I am allowed to inspect coinage at one of these places and trade out for what I want. Somewhere around 40% of my silver finds come from that one place.
Someone who works there said that they have seen a lot of old coins come through there, because kids don't understand numismatic or metal value, and they don't think that any coin is worth much. So, they have no issues taking one or two coins from the bucket in Dad's closet, or out of Grandpa's dresser drawer, not realizing that what they're spending may be worth many times what they're getting out of it! |
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NoCents
Penny Collector Member
USA
340 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 12:31:51
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Brinks Box.
I couldn't believe it.
They are average on copper, but the wheat count is lower than the CWR's depending on some CWR. I caught $15 in clean zink in CWR this week. |
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Shattered
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 13:28:49
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| Nice find. I have yet to pull one out of circulation. |
"I need metal in my life, just like an eagle needs to fly."
-Joseph DeMaio : Die For Metal |
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thedude
Penny Sorter Member
26 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 15:44:07
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cptindy
Penny Hoarding Member
572 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 20:43:32
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Lucky You! Nice Find!
Still have not found one myself!
I can't imagine this coin has been floating around for 143 years but if so could you imagine the stories it could tell! |
"It is the nature of the human species to reject what is true but unpleasant and to embrace what is obviously false but comforting"
" The average man doesn't want to be free. He wants to be safe."
H.L. Mencken
http://silver-news-today.com/ |
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NoCents
Penny Collector Member
USA
340 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 21:26:57
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| OMG. My buddy who got me into this come over tonight with his box fresh from Wachovia and not $5 deap he hits his first, a 99 in very nice condition. Sick huh? |
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bookshelf
New Member
1 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 21:30:04
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| I found my first Indian Head cent today. It is a 1902 in fairly good condition |
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stayfrosty
New Member
7 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 21:42:25
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I found my Indian in a Fed box from BB&T.
Squashpup: I think you are probably right about kids putting coins like this into circulation. Our school is doing a fundraiser for charity and I took a look through them last night. I found 6 copper Canadians, 6 wheats (40,44,44,50,51,57) a John Adams dollar, and Sacagawea dollar and a Susan B fifty-cent piece. The best find of the night was a 1959 Roosevelt dime. My first pre-64 find in circulation ever!
All these coins, some harder to find than others, were found in the bin that 3rd graders deposited in. Kids don't know the difference and will throw in any old coin. I'm just glad I volunteered to turn them in, although I filled up three bags at the bank today and it took me over 30 minutes to get in and out. :(
frosty
P.S.- I replaced the value of every coin I took. |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Just found my first Indian Head!
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