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Rare Pennies for the Penny Collector
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Bullish One Cent Coins
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Here are a few rare pennies with bright futures. These have always been
in demand from penny collectors and will always be. As time permits,
more Bullish one cent pennies will be added to this exclusive club.
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Estimated Coin Value in
Year... |
Compounded Annual % Rate
of Return Since... |
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1950 |
1980 |
1995 |
2000 |
2006 |
1950 |
1980 |
1995 |
2000 |
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G-4 |
60.00 |
800 |
2600 |
3900 |
6000 |
8.41 |
7.75 |
7.22 |
6.35 |
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VG-8 |
80.00 |
925 |
3500 |
4500 |
7100 |
8.19 |
7.84 |
6.07 |
6.73 |
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F-12 |
100 |
1250 |
3900 |
4900 |
8000 |
7.99 |
7.12 |
6.17 |
7.25 |
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VF-20 |
115 |
1500 |
4500 |
5200 |
9100 |
7.97 |
6.91 |
6.04 |
8.32 |
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EF-40 |
130 |
1750 |
5000 |
5700 |
10000 |
7.92 |
6.67 |
5.95 |
8.36 |
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AU-50 |
140 |
2000 |
5400 |
6300 |
12500 |
8.20 |
7.02 |
7.24 |
10.28 |
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MS-60 |
150 |
2500 |
6400 |
7500 |
15000 |
8.41 |
6.86 |
7.36 |
10.41 |
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MS-63 |
- |
- |
9000 |
12500 |
22500 |
- |
- |
7.93 |
8.76 |
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MS-65 |
- |
- |
17500 |
29000 |
52500 |
- |
- |
9.59 |
8.85 |
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MS-66 |
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32500 |
150 K |
- |
- |
- |
24.42 |
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PF-65 |
185 |
2750 |
21000 |
22000 |
27500 |
9.17 |
8.90 |
2.27 |
3.24 |
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Comments:
The
inaugural small cent, the 1856 Flying Eagle cent had a mintage of only 1000.
The addition of an 1856 cent in any acceptable condition is a prudent buy.
The coin has seen steady appreciation over the long term, though the last
couple of years have been stagnant. However, resumed growth at some
point is a safe prediction, being that an 1856
Flying Eagle cent is "necessary" to complete a small cent collection, but is
available only in extremely small quantities. Buy ONLY from reputable
sources, as many 1858 Flying Eagles have been altered to appear as 1856. |
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The Year This Coin Was Minted...
The
nation was careening relentlessly toward dissolution and civil war. In
1856, a harbinger of events to come was being played out in
"Bleeding Kansas", where both sides of the slavery issue
clashed over the admission of the Jayhawkers as a free or slave state.
Armed combatants poured into the Kansas Territory, determined to influence
the outcome. "Border Ruffians" (right) from Missouri sacked Lawrence
in May 1856. A group of fanatical abolitionists, led by John Brown,
retaliated by murdering five pro-slavery settlers in Pottawatomie. James
Buchanan was elected the 15th President of the United States in 1856, but
could do little to ward off the impending disaster.
Also in 1856, the 13.5 ton British Parliament
"Big Ben" bell was cast. |
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"Border Ruffians" entering Kansas. |
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G
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Estimated Coin Value in
Year... |
Compounded Annual % Rate
of Return Since... |
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1950 |
1980 |
1995 |
2000 |
2006 |
1950 |
1980 |
1995 |
2000 |
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G-4 |
9.00 |
225 |
310 |
475 |
600 |
7.65 |
3.70 |
5.66 |
3.39 |
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VG-8 |
13.50 |
250 |
350 |
575 |
775 |
7.36 |
4.28 |
6.85 |
4.36 |
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F-12 |
17.50 |
300 |
500 |
750 |
1450 |
8.06 |
6.01 |
9.28 |
9.88 |
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VF-20 |
25.00 |
400 |
625 |
900 |
1750 |
7.74 |
5.62 |
8.96 |
9.97 |
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EF-40 |
32.50 |
550 |
1250 |
1400 |
2250 |
7.72 |
5.36 |
5.02 |
7.01 |
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AU-50 |
40.00 |
775 |
1750 |
1750 |
2750 |
7.70 |
4.80 |
3.84 |
6.67 |
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MS-60B |
50.00 |
1250 |
2200 |
2200 |
3000 |
7.45 |
3.30 |
2.62 |
4.53 |
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MS-63RB |
- |
- |
2700 |
3400 |
3950 |
- |
- |
3.22 |
2.17 |
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MS-65RB |
- |
- |
12500 |
8000 |
10000 |
- |
- |
-1.84 |
3.24 |
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MS-65R |
- |
- |
- |
15000 |
20000 |
- |
- |
- |
4.20 |
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MS-67RB |
- |
- |
- |
70000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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PF-65R |
60.00 |
1800 |
6500 |
8500 |
10000 |
9.39 |
6.56 |
3.66 |
2.35 |
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Comments:
The
1877 is considered the most crucial key date of the Indian Head cent series.
The coin has demonstrated moderate to strong gains in just about every
condition over time frames short and long. In recent years, color
quality (B= BROWN, RB= RED-BROWN, R= RED) has become an important value
modifier for Indian Head cents and other copper coins. |
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The Year This Coin Was Minted...
Going into 1877, the presidential election of 1876 remained unsettled.
The Democratic nominee, Samuel Tilden of New York, carried the popular vote
by a margin of 250,000. He won 184 electoral votes, compared to 165
for Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio, but 185 votes were
required to reach the White House. Twenty electoral votes, from the states of
Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Florida were disputed. The
controversy threatened to plunge the nation into violence.
A
15 member commission (8 Republicans, 7 Democrats) was named to decide the
fate of the disputed electoral votes. By a straight party vote, all 20
electoral votes were awarded to the Republican. On March 5, 1877,
Rutherford B. Hayes (pictured at right) was sworn in as the 19th president of the United States.
In
one of his first acts, President Hayes withdrew federal troops from the
South, bringing to a close the era of Reconstruction following the
Civil
War.
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The
election of 1876, resulting in a rancorous victory for Rutherford B. Hayes,
topping even Bush v. Gore 2000 in acrimony. |
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Estimated Coin Value in
Year... |
Compounded Annual % Rate
of Return Since... |
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1950 |
1980 |
1995 |
2000 |
2006 |
1950 |
1980 |
1995 |
2000 |
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G-4 |
5.00 |
200 |
350 |
400 |
850 |
9.60 |
5.72 |
8.40 |
13.39 |
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VG-8 |
7.00 |
210 |
400 |
425 |
900 |
9.06 |
5.76 |
7.65 |
13.32 |
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F-12 |
8.25 |
240 |
425 |
475 |
1000 |
8.94 |
5.64 |
8.09 |
13.21 |
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VF-20 |
9.00 |
250 |
475 |
525 |
1200 |
9.13 |
6.22 |
8.79 |
14.77 |
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EF-40 |
9.25 |
275 |
550 |
575 |
1300 |
9.23 |
6.16 |
8.13 |
14.56 |
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AU-50 |
10.00 |
300 |
625 |
650 |
1450 |
9.29 |
6.25 |
7.95 |
14.31 |
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MS-60B |
12.50 |
400 |
675 |
725 |
1650 |
9.11 |
5.60 |
8.46 |
14.69 |
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MS-63RB |
- |
- |
875 |
850 |
2000 |
- |
- |
7.80 |
15.33 |
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MS-64R |
- |
- |
1150 |
1500 |
5000 |
- |
- |
14.29 |
22.22 |
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MS-65RB |
- |
600 |
- |
1500 |
5000 |
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