PCGS CoinFacts 1877 1C, BN (Regular Strike)

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Jaime Hernandez: The 1877 Indian cent is undoubtedly the most desirable coin in the entire circulation strike Indian cent series. It is the second-lowest minted coin in the series, and only the 1909-S Indian cent has a lower mintage.

Despite the 1877 Indian cent having the second-lowest mintage in the series, fewer of these survive than the 1909-S Indian cent. This is mainly due to the lack of coins being collected in 1877 compared to 1909.

There is only one reverse die confirmed that struck all existing 1877 Indian cents. However, if there was only one reverse die used to strike all 877,000, then this die would have sustained major plachet flaws when used on such a large quantity. Surprisingly, this is not the case since 1877 cents show no traces of a damaged die. Therefore, it is strongly believed that the mintage of 877,000 coins struck is actually a highly inflated figure.

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