Indian Head Cents Good-Very Good Condition
ANA Grading Standards:
GOODObverse: Entire design is well worn with very little detail remaining. Legendand date are weak but visible. Reverse: Wreath is worn flat but completely outlined. Bow merges with wreath. Rim is incomplete in spots.
VERY GOOD Obverse: Outline of feathers show but some are smooth. Legend and date are visible. Some letters in LIBERTY show; any combination of two full full letters and parts of others is sufficient. Reverse: Slight detail in wreath shows, but the top is worn smooth. Very little outline shows in the bow. Rim is incomplete.
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The Flying Eagle copper-nickel cent always caused problems for the US Mint. The eagle head and tail were directly opposite the wreath on the reverse causing problems with the dies. After much ...
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Product ID: 3307
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Certainly the more widely circulated cent in that year than that of the Pointed Bust, the Round Bust (sometimes referred to as Broad Bust) has been collected as the only Indian Head cent of that ...
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Product ID: 3308
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In December 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Less than three months later, the states of Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and ...
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Product ID: 3309
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Some coin varieties are immediately noticeable and popular shortly upon issue, others take some time before being recognized as legitimate. In the case of the 1860 Indian Head cent, the difference ...
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Product ID: 34351
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The year 1862 saw interesting developments for the Civil War, most notably Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, in which he declared all slaves in Confederate states as free, curiously, ...
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Product ID: 3310
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The year 1863 was another year dominated by the events of the American Civil War. Obviously Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation did little to free the four million slaves living in the ...
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Product ID: 3311
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The Civil War continued to ravage the country through 1864. Although both sides saw victories and losses, the Confederacy’s days were clearly numbered. Most notably, General William ...
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Product ID: 3313
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Lincoln won his reelection in 1864, winning only 55% of the popular vote. Interestingly, he beat his former commander of Union forces, George McClellan, who was removed from his office only two ...
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Product ID: 3312
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As with all wars, the Civil War brought about many economic changes to the United States. The federal government’s new paper money continued to lose value against gold and silver. By the ...
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Product ID: 17062
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Many changes were brought to the country in the year 1865. By February of that year, every Southern port was occupied by Union forces. In March, General Lee requested a parlay, to which President ...
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Product ID: 3314
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The Civil War had ended but the country was still reeling from the bloodiest war the country would ever see. The economy began to flourish, but corruption and graft plagued a reconstruction era ...
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Product ID: 3315
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The nation grew twofold in the year 1867. Secretary of State William Seward purchased Alaska from Russia for just over $7,000,000. Critics of the Secretary nicknamed the territory ...
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Product ID: 3316
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Andrew Johnson would be impeached in the House of Representatives in the year 1868. He would be saved in the Senate’s lengthy trial by only one vote. It is thought that he was not impeached ...
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Product ID: 3317
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Perhaps the most important news for the country in 1869 was the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in Promontory Summit, Utah. People could now travel from New York to California without ...
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Product ID: 3318
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The year 1870 was a progressive year for the United States. The 15th Amendment was passed guaranteeing citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or condition of servitude. This, ...
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Product ID: 3319
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Citizenry of the United States grew widely in 1871, however, not due to immigration or because anyone wanted to necessarily become Americans. The Congress passed the Indian Appropriation Act in ...
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Product ID: 3320
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Horses, something seldom thought of today, cause a huge panic in 1872. The Great Epizootic of 1872, a virus, killed over four million horses. This caused commerce to stop and fires in cities to ...
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Product ID: 3321
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During the Panic of 1873, wages fell dramatically and many lost their jobs. European investors withdrew their money from the United States causing further tightening of the economy. Stocks also ...
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Product ID: 3322
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The Panic of 1873 had many root causes, however, the effects of this depression was widespread. Not only did the stock market close for ten days and stock prices fall steeply, but by the end of ...
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Product ID: 34300
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In 1874, the average American began hitting back at the wealthier well to do Americans. Mark Twain wrote his famous “The Gilded Age†attacking materialism. The state of Massachusetts ...
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Product ID: 3323