I have been sorting three box a week for almost a year, started hand sorting and switched to the ryedale ace. The coin machine at our bank rejects any older wheats so I always tell my girlfriend to check the rejects after she dumps our pennies. Friday she came out of the bank and handed me the rejects, I started looking and saw the normal 20's,30's and one 1919 wheat then I saw IT. My first Indian Head penny, it clearly says 187?. It is either 1873 or 1878, it amazes me that this was still in circulation after over 125 years.
She always checks the reject tray prior to dumping to and there was an odd wheat. It is a 1951D, the edges of the penny are raised on both sides. I am assuming it is damage or something post mint but it is still perfectly round so I dont know what would have caused it.
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Finally found one
by stonewallrabbitry » Sun May 13, 2012 7:48 pm
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Re: Finally found one
by dakota1955 » Sun May 13, 2012 8:07 pm
great score for you and your girlfriend
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Re: Finally found one
by RD5 » Sun May 13, 2012 8:11 pm
Nice find, I still need to find my first indian head
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Re: Finally found one
by NotABigDeal » Sun May 13, 2012 8:29 pm
Good find. Once you get the first one, more will follow.
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Re: Finally found one
by ScottyTX » Sun May 13, 2012 11:38 pm
Man that first one is so sweet, No just If I could ever find that 2nd one 
Congrats now you can join the Indian head club and confirm the mythical creature of the Wild Indian
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Re: Finally found one
by jacer333 » Mon May 14, 2012 6:09 pm
Excellent work, welcome to the "tribe"
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Re: Finally found one
by 68Camaro » Mon May 14, 2012 8:10 pm
Congrats! You may have read how long it took for me to find my first - just a couple weeks ago.
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Re: Finally found one
by assetcoin » Tue May 15, 2012 6:59 pm
Nice find. I got my first Indian this weekend too!
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Re: Finally found one
by fb101 » Tue May 15, 2012 9:13 pm
You need to look up the die varieties for that;
the 73 had several die varieties, some of which would earn a decent filler value
the 73 had several die varieties, some of which would earn a decent filler value
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Re: Finally found one
by penny pretty » Wed May 16, 2012 11:43 pm
sorting pennies.. good. Having a girlfriend that helps, AND finds you an IH.. PRICELESS! You better MARRY that one!
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Re: Finally found one
by stonewallrabbitry » Thu May 17, 2012 9:00 pm
penny pretty wrote:sorting pennies.. good. Having a girlfriend that helps, AND finds you an IH.. PRICELESS! You better MARRY that one!
HA, when I first started hand sorting she was sorting about a box a week. She has not really been sorting but she does still dump my pennies for me
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Re: Finally found one
by Dave » Fri May 18, 2012 4:42 am
No, keep her as your girlfriend. Once married who knows what's going to happened.
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