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Hello again! Hard to believe I have taken a decade hiatus from my coin collecting/searching, but sometimes life gets in the way. I am for the most part a Lincoln Cent collector, but do have albums for Indian Head cents and nickels as well. A friend sent me some coins a week ago that I just had a chance to go through. When I picked this IH up I knew instantly something was amiss! #1- it was very thin. #2- it was smaller than a "normal" IH cent. #3- it only weighs 1.29 grams! As I am not overly familiar with IHs I thought this may be an itneresting post to get back into my online communities. My first thought was it's fake (which I am leaning heavily towards), or by chance maybe struck on an incorrect planchet? Apologize for pics. using a plug-in scope on my work pc. 3rd photo is this IH sitting on top of a normal IH cent for a size comparison. Thoughts?    Edited by MrHaz
01/03/2023 2:37 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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MrHaz, from what I can tell by the pictures it seems to be a cast counterfeit.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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This one appears to have been corroded due to an post mint acid bath dissolving the copper to what it weighs now. Just a curiosity now with very little or no numismatic value.  Although cast counterfeit would not surprise... Edited by mrwhatisit
01/03/2023 2:42 pm
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New Member
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Hondo, it does have copper/brass showing through on the edges and high relief areas. Hard to get a good closeup of them with this camera set up though.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks mrwhatisit! I hadn't considered the acid bath option. First time I have run across an oddity like this one.
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01/03/2023 2:56 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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If the diameter is basically the same as a genuine cent, then some sort of strong corrosion seems the only answer. Not likely a counterfeit.
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Pillar of the Community
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I say that this is a genuine specimen that has been severly acid washed.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nitric acid. Used to do this (not with IHSs!) in my chemistry classes to give the kids a show of how the acid reacts with metals.
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New Member
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Thanks for the insights everyone! I knew I would get direction from this community on a plausible cause on this coin. Cheers
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