1887 Indian Cent. MS-65 RD (PCGS).Beautiful medium orange surfaces with tinges of pale rose evident as the coin rotates under a light. Satiny, smooth and sharply struck, this is a conditionally scarce Gem worthy of a premium bid. The typical full Red 1887 cent is a bit lighter in color than similarly preserved examples of other bronze issues in this series, a feature evident here. The exact source of the planchets used for much of this dates 45,223,523-piece circulation strike mintage is unknown, although Rick Snow (2014) opines that the supplier may have been Joseph Wharton, much of the metal coming from remelted cents of earlier dates. While Mint State survivors of the 1887 are readily obtainable by Indian cent standards, few are as expertly preserved and aesthetically pleasing as that offered here.
