1868 Indian Cent. Proof-66+ RB (PCGS). CAC.；Remarkably well produced and preserved, this is one of the finest Proof Indian cents of the date that we can ever recall handling. The obverse retains nearly full medium orange color with minimal iridescent copper brown. The base color on the reverse is also vivid medium orange, although that side is more extensively mottled rose-brown. The fields are appreciably mirrored, the strike is razor sharp and the devices are satiny. The 1868 is similar in overall rarity to the 1866, 1867 and 1869 Proof cents; the typical survivor has streaky color due to having been struck on planchets with improperly mixed bronze alloy. This coin is a noteworthy exception and will certainly catch the eye of astute bidders and Registry Set collectors.；From our (Stacks) sale of the John Work Garrett Collection for The Johns Hopkins University, March 1976, part of lot 302.
