1880 Indian Cent. MS-65 RD (PCGS). Gorgeous satin surfaces are silky smooth in appearance with a full quota of blended pale orange and pinkish-rose colors. Razor sharp in striking detail with exceptional eye appeal. Commercial demand for circulating cents was clearly up in 1880, the Mint redeeming 3,626,501 earlier dated examples, reissuing 3,342,000 coins, and striking a generous 38,961,000 new pieces from 1880-dated dies. This is a plentiful issue in an absolute sense, Rick Snow (2014) describing it as "one of the easiest dates to find in high grades in the 1880s, probably due to the chance survival of a few more rolls that other dates." Yet even so, the full Red Gem offered is scarce from a market availability standpoint, and it is sure to result in strong competition among astute bidders.
