1861 1C MS64 认证号33677132, PCGS号2061

1861 1C – Civil War Collection – The 1861 Indian Cent was only produced at the Philadelphia Mint with 10,100,000 minted. Even though the date is the lowest mintage of the 1860-1864 copper-nickel Indian cents, it is still in plentiful supply for collectors in almost all circulated grades and has an estimated survival rate of over 5,000 coins. As would be expected, the coin becomes more scarce and costly as the uncirculated grades increase. Shown here is an 1861 Indian Cent graded MS64 by PCGS that has an excellent strike for the grade as supported by the CAC designation.

David Hall

The 1861 is the lowest mintage of the 1860-64 copper-nickel Indian cents. It is the rarest copper-nickel Indian cent in circulated grades and is marginally rarer than the others in mint state condition. But in Gem MS65 or better condition is it about as rare as the 1862, not quite as rare as the 1860 or 1863, and not nearly as rare as the 1864 (the rarest of the copper-nickel Indian cents in Gem condition). The 1861 owes its status as a rarer coin to its low mintage as in the 1950s and 1960s mintage was everything.

The 1861 is generally well struck. Gems often have exceptionally attractive frosty luster.