1867/67 Indian Cent. Snow-1b, FS-301. Repunched Date. MS-64 RD (PCGS). CAC. Eagle Eye Photo Seal.An incredibly lustrous golden-tan example with tinges of honey-brown throughout. The fields are silky and deliver a nearly-prooflike complexion on the reverse. A more frosty luster blankets the design elements and remains free from appreciable friction. A flaw in the planchet is apparent at TE of STATES, though post-mint blemishes remain notably absent. The faintest singular hairline is noted across Libertys cheek and the surfaces remain choice for the assigned grade. Accompanied by an Eagle Eye Photo Seal sticker noting approval from series specialist Rick Snow. pFirst reported by our own Q. David Bowers in issue No. 5 of his Empire Topics (1959), the 1867/67 is now regarded as one of the top repunched date varieties in the Indian cent series. Repunching at the tops of the digits 67 in the date is so pronounced that this variety is attributable without the aid of a loupe. This variety is also elusive in all grades, a fact that is at least partly due to the scarcity of the circulation strike 1867 issue as a whole. Writing in the 2014 edition of his emFlying Eagle & Indian Cent Attribution Guide/em, Rick Snow has this to say about the rarity of full Red examples:p"[The 1867/67] is virtually unknown in full red color. Planchets used for this variety typically exhibit a streaky woodgrain toning. This woodgrain look, while not unappealing, [condemns] the coin from the outset as never being able to be graded as a full red."ppAccording to Snow, there are two die marriages of this variety. Snow-1b, represented here, was struck from a reverse die that developed a set of spindly cracks from the border between 6 oclock and 6:30 to the left ribbon end and the adjacent arrow feather.ppCombining absolute scarcity with condition rarity, this phenomenal example numbers among the finest 1867/67 cents known to PCGS and would serve as a focal point in any cabinet. It is tied with 4 other example at the MS-64 RD level and just a single coin has been certified finer at MS-64+ RD by PCGS.
