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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 11/15/2008 : 23:07:46
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cwgii
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
924 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
2648 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 |
Copper Penny Investing
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1964 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
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Dan52
Penny Collector Member
USA
422 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 Hoarding Member
629 Posts |
Posted - 11/16/2008 : 12:55:24
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| Welcome to the club!!!! |
Beer is my currency. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 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.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 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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Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
USA
212 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
240 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
1664 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 |
Inquiring minds want to know |
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gatzdon
Penny Sorter Member
39 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
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2008 : 09:05:39
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Awesome find. Congratulations and continued success!
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 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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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
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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!
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