Nice vid. My new favorite coin after reading that the woman Indian of the Indian head was copied from the famous Crouching Venus. That's so interesting. Another way to remember type 2 of 1886 is imagine the feather is a clock hand. clockwise turn with time.
HI BEN. THE FLYING EAGLE CENT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DESIGNS OF ALL TIME. A NICE MS 64 OR 65 IS ON MY BUCKET LIST. RIGHT BEHIND IT IN FAVORITE DESIGNS IS THE INDIAN CENT. I WOULD WANT THE 1877 OR 09S FOR A TYPE SET. I THINK A TYPE SET OF KEY DATES WOULD BE A WONDERFUL COLLECTION. AND IT WOULD BE VALUABLE. *TYU*
It would be a shame for a couple of those cents to be certified -- it is nice as it is in a complete grouping. It is not as if there is any question of authenticity for the 77 here and the grades aren't in the range where you need a grading company to split an XF-45 from an XF-40.
Indian cents, at least in uncirculated grades, are super hot right now. I don't understand it but luckily I own a bunch of them. I haven't bought one at auction for a while because there are bidding wars.
Great video, Ben. I finished the Indian head cent collection last year, buying the 1877 from your OPC store. It started with a Whitman album my grandmother had given me some 30 years ago with most of the coins from 1880 forward, including a very nice VF 1909-S, so I was well on my way. Similarly, most are in VG to F and better. Along the way, I actually collected three 1908-S Indians, as I thought they were reasonably priced for their conditions and low mintage.
Thank you so much Indian head pennies were my first love as well they get me into the coin collecting community thank you for all of your valuable information😁
I've been collecting Indian Head cents for the past 20+ years. I have every coin in VF to uncirculated with two exceptions. My 1877 is more "AG-2" that I got for $125. I never purchased a 1909-S. I do have an 1966 MS-64 coin. I began saving F to XF 1908-S IHCs and have about 15 of those. Those are getting really pricey 15-20 years later. Probably the foremost expert on IHC varieties is Richard Snow. He put out a series of books covering all varieties. There are dates over dates, dates in denticles, dates in Liberty's neck, etc. You can still purchase the books on his website: www.indiancent.com/the-flying-eagle-and-indian.html
Thanks for this video! Now looking at my set I cannot decide if my 1864 Bronze in VG is an L or not. I have an L in XF40 that I cracked out in the correct spot, but now I'm worried that I have 2 Ls in my Dansco.
That's one of the better complete sets I've seen on a series. Typically I see some really ugly filler coins, but whoever put this together weighed getting attractive coins and affordability.
This is a video of a baseball card collector that has one in his safe deposit box. Looks like the whole thing's brently uncirculated in one of those Capital plastic holders
Thanks for the glaringly obvious 1886 Type 1 and Type 2 differentiation tip! I had never thought of that before and it makes so much sense. Love your videos, man!
This is my favorite of your videos I think. Would love to see more like this; going over an entire series and briefly discussing varieties, and facts about it.
Good Video Ben. America's first small-cent was the Flying Eagle cent, which was originally struck in 1856 as a pattern and was produced for mass circulation in 1857 and 1858. For a coin that was produced for only two years (three when counting the popularly collected 1856 presentation piece, which did see limited circulation) at just the Philadelphia Mint, there are a surprising number of issues and varieties. These include the 1856 and 1857 regular issues, 1858 Large or Small Letters varieties, 1858/7 overdates, and proof specimens from 1856 and 1857, as well as proof variants of each the 1858 Small and Large Letters. While the Flying Eagle cent is widely collected as an extension of the Indian Head cent series, Flying Eagle pennies offer enough complexity as a standalone series to provide plenty of challenge to anyone desiring to focus solely on collecting and studying this first incarnation of the small cent. Approximately 1,800 Flying Eagle cents were struck with the 1856 date for use as presentation pieces, and possibly some were made at a later point to satisfy the demands of collectors who wanted examples of the coin. Although the Flying Eagle cent was in regular production for just two years, more than 40 million were struck and became quite popular with the public.
This is a fascinating look at aspirational collection! Well done video! Will we see a follow up before the coins are sent for grading so we can commiserate with you when they comeback with a lower grade than you think they should have? Lol! 🥴
That was a fun look at a series that I haven't really spent a lot of time with in recent years but was a big deal to me as a kid. I really enjoyed this. Thank you!
Nice vid. My new favorite coin after reading that the woman Indian of the Indian head was copied from the famous Crouching Venus. That's so interesting. Another way to remember type 2 of 1886 is imagine the feather is a clock hand. clockwise turn with time.
Very cool and impressive set!
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Banned for drug use comment ,lmao . Going to start pointing out my favorite funny but dumb comments that I actually chuckle on lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Get a USB microscope for videos like this. That way you aren't holding a page in one hand, a loop in the other and trying to get it in focus. ;)
HI BEN. THE FLYING EAGLE CENT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DESIGNS OF ALL TIME. A NICE MS 64 OR 65 IS ON MY BUCKET LIST. RIGHT BEHIND IT IN FAVORITE DESIGNS IS THE INDIAN CENT. I WOULD WANT THE 1877 OR 09S FOR A TYPE SET. I THINK A TYPE SET OF KEY DATES WOULD BE A WONDERFUL COLLECTION. AND IT WOULD BE VALUABLE. *TYU*
It would be a shame for a couple of those cents to be certified -- it is nice as it is in a complete grouping. It is not as if there is any question of authenticity for the 77 here and the grades aren't in the range where you need a grading company to split an XF-45 from an XF-40.
All 1877 cents having the same reverse die makes that mintage amount quite questionable.
Indian cents, at least in uncirculated grades, are super hot right now. I don't understand it but luckily I own a bunch of them. I haven't bought one at auction for a while because there are bidding wars.
Yes! Been trying to complete my run through the 1890's and the prices are through the roof!
Great video, Ben. I finished the Indian head cent collection last year, buying the 1877 from your OPC store. It started with a Whitman album my grandmother had given me some 30 years ago with most of the coins from 1880 forward, including a very nice VF 1909-S, so I was well on my way. Similarly, most are in VG to F and better. Along the way, I actually collected three 1908-S Indians, as I thought they were reasonably priced for their conditions and low mintage.
Awesome.
Without divulging too much, any information on the person who put the set together or what time period it was assembled?
I don't know the length of time it took, but it was an octogenarian.
Great job Ben. 👍
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Riveting LOL!!!
Thank you so much Indian head pennies were my first love as well they get me into the coin collecting community thank you for all of your valuable information😁
I've been collecting Indian Head cents for the past 20+ years. I have every coin in VF to uncirculated with two exceptions. My 1877 is more "AG-2" that I got for $125. I never purchased a 1909-S. I do have an 1966 MS-64 coin. I began saving F to XF 1908-S IHCs and have about 15 of those. Those are getting really pricey 15-20 years later. Probably the foremost expert on IHC varieties is Richard Snow. He put out a series of books covering all varieties. There are dates over dates, dates in denticles, dates in Liberty's neck, etc. You can still purchase the books on his website: www.indiancent.com/the-flying-eagle-and-indian.html
Thanks for this video! Now looking at my set I cannot decide if my 1864 Bronze in VG is an L or not. I have an L in XF40 that I cracked out in the correct spot, but now I'm worried that I have 2 Ls in my Dansco.
The first set I ever collected was Indian Head Cents as a 10 yo kid in 1982. I still have just a handful of those coins I bought as a kid.
That's one of the better complete sets I've seen on a series. Typically I see some really ugly filler coins, but whoever put this together weighed getting attractive coins and affordability.
This is a video of a baseball card collector that has one in his safe deposit box. Looks like the whole thing's brently uncirculated in one of those Capital plastic holders
Been looking forward to watching this all day
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the glaringly obvious 1886 Type 1 and Type 2 differentiation tip! I had never thought of that before and it makes so much sense. Love your videos, man!
So...how much would a set of complete Indian Head Cents cost in similar grades as this example?
This is my favorite of your videos I think. Would love to see more like this; going over an entire series and briefly discussing varieties, and facts about it.
Thanks for letting me know. I don’t get (nice) full sets in to often- and when I do I’ll make more .
@@TheCoinGeek even a crappy full set is more than most of your viewers will ever see. Assuming most of your viewers are like me
Very cool! I have a decent short set of the Indian Head easier dates. Maybe someday I will finish it.
Indian Head Cents were the coins that started me collecting. Still one of the nicest obverses if any coin.
Really great video Ben. Thank You!
Beautiful coins thx for sharing great video
Most excellent set. Thanks for sharing that with us.
Good Video Ben. America's first small-cent was the Flying Eagle cent, which was originally struck in 1856 as a pattern and was produced for mass circulation in 1857 and 1858. For a coin that was produced for only two years (three when counting the popularly collected 1856 presentation piece, which did see limited circulation) at just the Philadelphia Mint, there are a surprising number of issues and varieties. These include the 1856 and 1857 regular issues, 1858 Large or Small Letters varieties, 1858/7 overdates, and proof specimens from 1856 and 1857, as well as proof variants of each the 1858 Small and Large Letters. While the Flying Eagle cent is widely collected as an extension of the Indian Head cent series, Flying Eagle pennies offer enough complexity as a standalone series to provide plenty of challenge to anyone desiring to focus solely on collecting and studying this first incarnation of the small cent.
Approximately 1,800 Flying Eagle cents were struck with the 1856 date for use as presentation pieces, and possibly some were made at a later point to satisfy the demands of collectors who wanted examples of the coin. Although the Flying Eagle cent was in regular production for just two years, more than 40 million were struck and became quite popular with the public.
Awesome set. My favorite all time coin. Been collecting and upgrading for 40+ years. Thanks for sharing and the information is invaluable. Subbed.
Thank you
Ben on the 2.0 meter board taking deep dives on early us coins...
Love the video thanks bro
The 1877 looks like a Fine-15 to me, looking forward to see it graded.
Nice set of coins
Great video! This was one of the first sets I put together when I got into collecting. Thinking about upgrading at some point now that I know more.
Go for it!
This is what I needed today! A really good video on something I don’t see people do very often!
Thanks.
This is a fascinating look at aspirational collection! Well done video! Will we see a follow up before the coins are sent for grading so we can commiserate with you when they comeback with a lower grade than you think they should have? Lol! 🥴
That was a fun look at a series that I haven't really spent a lot of time with in recent years but was a big deal to me as a kid. I really enjoyed this. Thank you!
Thanks Ben. It will be interesting to see what the grades are after they come back.
I was just starting this, first pickup was a 1908-S, and I didn't know much about the series. Thanks for the crash course!
That's definitely fate telling you to put a set together!