1878 Indian Cent. MS-65 RD (PCGS).Beautiful deep orange and reddish-rose blend attractively over both sides of this smooth, satiny example. Sharply struck with eye appeal to spare, strong bids are clearly in order here. Continuing a trend begun in 1876, the Mint reissued an unusually large number of earlier-dated bronze cents in 1878, resulting in limited need for new coins. In fact, the 8,242,500 cents reissued in 1878 is second only to the 9,821,500 coins reissued in 1877. New coinage amounted to just 5,797,500 circulation strikes in 1878, and survivors are scarce to rare in all but the lowest circulated grades. This is one of the finer certified examples, a find for the advanced Indian cent enthusiast.
