1868 Indian Cent. Snow-PR1, the only known dies. Proof-65 RD Cameo (PCGS). CAC.The glorious medium rose surfaces of this beautiful Gem cent reveal bold field to device contrast under a light. The appearance is silky smooth and the strike is razor sharp strike. From an estimated mintage of 600 Proofs, all of which were struck from a single die pairing. The obverse exhibits a couple of tiny die dots on the ribbon after the letter Y in LIBERTY and on Libertys neck between the ear and ribbon. On the reverse, close inspection with a loupe reveals a tiny die line between the central stroke and upright of the letter N in ONE. The reverse of the present specimen is rotated a few degrees counterclockwise from normal coin alignment. According to Rick Snow (2014), approximately 15% of extant examples of this issue exhibit nearly medallic alignment of the dies, a feature that the author attributes to restrikes produced in 1870 from a later reverse die state than seen on Proof 1869 cents.From the ESM Collection.
