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The Indian Head cent has for decades been a classic United States coin that collectors really enjoy. The seasoned veterans can tell tales of their youth in which the occasional Indian Head cent was still to be found in a bank roll, or in some jar of change that a relative or friend had stashed away at the back of a closet or desk drawer. Younger collectors can still get in on that sort of treasure hunting, in that dealers often have a bargain box of Indian Head cents, some of them not

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