1882 Indian Head Cent
Certified Brown Percentage: 44%
Certified Red and Brown Percentage: 48%
Certified Red Percentage: 7.5%
Certified Cameo Percentage: 0.5%
As one of the higher mintage (3,100 coins) Proofs in the Indian cent series, the 1882 is a strong candidate for inclusion in a specimen type set. On the other hand, few survivors are expertly preserved in Superb Gem condition. Try to find a Red specimen for your set, of which only 7.5% of certified examples fall into this category.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the August 2012 Philadelphia ANA Auction, where it realized $3,525.