1869 Indian head penny metal detector find. What is the value?

[Unitedstatesofamerica1]

Found on my property

 

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[Hogtown Hunter]

Nice find! That one is worth a little money. More if it's a 9 over 9.

 

[Hogtown Hunter]

9 over 9 will look like this.
Can't tell by picture.

 

[Unitedstatesofamerica1]

 

[SlateBeltDigger]

That's in really good shape, I dug an 1887 in close condition to yours but there's some decay around the edges in a few spots. The 1859 fattie (I posted it a few months ago) I found is almost all crud, but I can make out the date and some of the headdress. You did very well with this one, thanks for posting.

 

[Calabash Digger]

Nice one!

 

[xr7ator]

Yes! The soil did treat that one very nicely, Grats and thanks for postin'

 

[ironhorse]

no matter what price list you go by, the prices are inflated and represent a price that doesn't represent the actual market value, and having said that the grade has to be 'straight grade' and certified too
the vast majority of dug coins have corrosion on of one sort or another and removing it only worsens some coins but others remarkably can be improved through proper conservation methods
when a corroded coin is viewed by collectors and buyers it is considered environmentally damaged and that distinction would also deem the coina 'details' coin and that drastically reduces the market acceptable value of a coin in the marketplace probably down to maybe 10 to 20 percent of values ..if you're lucky
It's tough with a value on dug coins when not everyone sees a coin like that as a high grade or overly desirable...there are plenty of undug examples out there
I've been disappointed about the value of some of my finds but I'm in it for the adventure not the riches

It's a good find in the way it's a semikey date and it's worth keeping mostly for posterity as a find.

 

[lenmac65]

That is a beauty. I found an 1869 Indian Head a couple years back, but it did not hold up quite as well as yours. Congrats on a great coin.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Nice find and in great shape too!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[pepperj]

9 over 9 will look like this.
Can't tell by picture.

On expanding the photo it looks very close.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1897148&d=1611601402

Congrats on the IH, very nice shape it is.

 

[billb]

Wow that’s a beauty thanks for sharing

 

[beepbleep]

Sweet coin. I'd say it's priceless. If I had found it.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Very nice IHC find, especially when it comes from your property. What part of the U.S.?

 

[Noah_D]

That's purty! I got an 1868 last year around this time that was in similar condition.

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Great Shape!!! Congrats!!!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A great looking older Indian - congrats !

 

[Unitedstatesofamerica1]

Pennsylvania

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Just a forewarning....

Back in the 80's I dug an 1894 Indian Head in very similar condition - beautiful to me.

So.... I sent it in to ANACS for grading. They sent it back slabbed with the statement "Environmental Damage".

Thanks a lot ANACS

 

[cudamark]

IMO, it's a Jekyll and Hyde coin.....obverse is probably VG, but, maybe good enough to grade Fine, and reverse is much better at XF. Both have corrosion damage, so, price offered will reflect that. I would not pay to have it graded/slabbed. Not an easy date to find! Well done! Oh, and from what I can see, it's not an overdate.