Coin Shooting - My Best Finds
1877 "Indian Head" Penny - American Collectible Coin
Once in a while, a metaldetectorist gets lucky and finds a collectible coin with a rare key-date - the year when a limited quantity of coins was minted. I recovered this 1877 Indian Head Penny - US Small Cent, while I was coin shooting at the picnic grove in Upstate New York (you can read my full story on Picnic Grove Discovery page).
I found out about the coin's rarity only a few days later when I consulted the Official Red Book - A Guide Book Of United States Coins! You can find the basic numismatic information on any US coin in the US Coins section and see my other American coin finds in Coins Photo Galleries directory.
Designer: James B. Longacre
Composition: .950 copper, .050 tin and zinc
Diameter: 19 mm
Mints: Philadelphia, San Francisco
Quantity Minted: 852,500
Price: in G-4 (Good Condition) $450
Source: Red Book Of United States Coins by R.S. Yeoman
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