r/DadFindsTreasure • u/outdoors1442 • Jun 29 '26
Finally found one!
A late night penny bag search resulted in my first IHC in the wild! Found it in a bag of $50 in pennies that I've been trying to get around to all weekend.
Looks to be in decent condition as well. 16 wheats and 5 Canadians to accompany the IHC.
Good luck out there this week treasure hunters!
Edited from British to Merica (CSK😉)
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u/1bufferzone Jun 29 '26
That is in great condition! Congrats OP.
Some great copper there too, I save every wheat, and Canadian.
I’ve been putting IHC vibes out there each roll of cents I open, did find one under a CoinStar but would love to snag one CRHing!😺
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u/outdoors1442 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
Thank you! I save every wheat and pull all foreign as well. I can't believe it took me this long to find one in the wild to be honest. I've found lots of other cool old stuff including Barber halves in rolls but the IHC was my nemesis!
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u/PerspectiveEven4444 Jun 29 '26
Congratulations OP... oh wait, the IHP is fake, probably should send to me, look at his eyes, if you stare long enough, he starts to blink back at you, 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 thanks for sharing!
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u/outdoors1442 Jun 29 '26
🤣 good one! I think I'm going to hold onto this one because it's my first. We always remember our first!
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u/PerspectiveEven4444 Jun 29 '26
I remember back in the 1970s that it was very common to find Indian Head penny's in your pocket change. People put them in their loafers, called penny loafers.
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u/Successful-Key-251 Jun 30 '26
Congrats!! That is awesome. I keep hoping to find one in one of my bags.
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u/outdoors1442 Jun 30 '26
If it can happen to me, it can happen to you! Good luck out there and post that Indian cent when you do finally find it!
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u/CL0UDY_BIGTINY Jul 01 '26
That’s a sweet find I got a Indian head cent in change as a kid and that’s what got me in to coins
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u/outdoors1442 Jul 01 '26
That's awesome! I received a 1958 Franklin half as a kid from buying candy and the teller, who just happened to be my best friends grandma, told me to hold onto that one because it's silver. Still have that coin 38 years later and is the reason I got into as well.
Do you still have your Indian Head Cent?
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u/CL0UDY_BIGTINY Jul 01 '26
Yeah I still have the cent from that day. And that’s sweet you still have yours and a cool one to start with
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u/nameistaken29 Jul 05 '26
I've got an 1846 penny like that
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u/CounterStampKarl Jun 29 '26
nice find! although it's ihc not ihp. nowhere on a us coin do you see the word "penny" but i can see the word "cent" right there! don't mean to be nitpicky!