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1877 Indian Head cent, obverse and reverse of a proof Red and Brown example — a proof striking of the same key date; the tracked business-strike PCGS MS66 Red specimen is a different coin
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1877 Indian Head Cent

Maker
U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)
Year
1877
Rank
40 of 100

1877 Indian Head Cent

1877 Indian Head Cent by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) (1877) is ranked 40 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $114,000 in January 2024. The key date of the Indian Head cent series, famous for its tiny mintage and universal collector demand.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The key date of the Indian Head cent series, famous for its tiny mintage and universal collector demand.

1c bronze, Indian Head, PCGS MS66 Red

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Figure
$114,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
January 2024

Heritage Auctions, January 2024. PCGS MS66 Red realized $114,000. MS65RD guide value ~$32,500.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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