1887 Indian Cent. MS-65 RD (PCGS).This lustrous and satiny Gem exhibits dominant pinkish-rose color that yields to warmer reddish-orange at the borders. Sharply struck and expectably smooth overall for the assigned grade. As with the 1886 and 1888, the typical full Red 1887 cent in todays market displays the lighter color evident here. Rick Snow (2014) opines the planchets for these issues may have been supplied by Joseph Wharton, many of which may have been prepared from redeemed older cents. The 1887 is the most frequently encountered of these three issues in todays market, the mintage a sizeable 45,223,523 pieces. While Mint State survivors of the 1887 are readily obtainable by Indian cent standards, most are in lower grades than that offered here.
