1888 Indian Cent. MS-65 RD (PCGS). OGH.Warm light rose color blankets both sides of this frosty and sharply struck Gem. Due to a relatively low mintage of 37,489,832 pieces, the 1888 is the scarcest circulation strike Indian cent of the 1887 to 1889 era. Few Mint State survivors grade at or above the present level.