Guidelines for grading the Indian Head Cent:
G4.....No liberty visible on the headdress head band.
VG8....At least 3 letters of the Word Liberty are visible.
F12...Liberty completely visible on the head band.
VF30...Slight but even wear on the Word Liberty.
EF40..Liberty and all other details on the coin are sharp with only slight wear on the ends of the headdress ribbons.
AU55..Only the slightest visible wear on the high points of the design
MS60-MS67...Uncirculated. No sign of wear. The higher MS numbers indicate fewer and fewer marks , nicks or scratches on the surface of the coin.
The circulated and uncirculated values for the 1901 Indian Head Cent are shown in the following list:
Circulated Grades..........1901
G4..................................$1
VG8................................$2
F12.................................$2
VF30...............................$5
EF40...............................$8
AU55...............................$20
Uncirculated Grades
MS60...............................$26
MS63...............................$55
MS64...............................$134
MS65...............................$219
MS66...............................$364
MS67...............................$1200
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