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Lot 0641 1868 Indian Head Cent Mint Error NGC PF64 RB

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Lot 0641 1868 Indian Head Cent Mint Error NGC PF64 RB
155 degree rotated dies, something often found on 1868-dated Proofs. While NGC terms this an "error," collectors for decades and decades simply accepted the fact that about half the mintage of 1868 Proofs, along with a fair number of 1903 Proof Liberty nickels for that matter, were struck from rotated dies. Most 1868 proofs from an estimated 750 to 1,000 mintage are red and brown. In 1888 a "minor Proof set" could be purchased at the mint, this containing the Indian cent, two-cent piece, nickel three-cent piece, and Shield nickel -- total face value of 11 cents -- for 15 cents!