| Author |
 Replies: 13 / Views: 1,062 |
|
|
New Member
United States
3 Posts |
I have a 1906 Indian head one cent. It looks to be gold. I've had it for a long time well 15yrs it's the only coin I have collected and it has some type of rubber coating over it and I thought that was to protect it so I through it in my safe and never looked it up. I decided to get it out today and have found much on it. Any help is appreciated.   |
|
|
|
Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
 . It appears to have a coating of some kind on it making it look golden. John1  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10034 Posts |
Look up the weight of an Indian Head cent on line. Weigh yours and compare. Yours should be very close. But a gold coin of this size would b much heavier (remember gold is heavy like lead is). My guess is you will find yours is simply toned to look more gold from the coating that was put onto it. Many years ago some collectors people would coat coins (please someone correct me who knows for sure the chemical) shellac or varnish to preserve the way the coin looked. Yours might be an example of this. A bath in PURE acetone would likely remove the coating. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Worth less than 50 cents, not worth spending much time on.  to the CCF! |
|
CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
12255 Posts |
@Tyler316: The US Mint never struck the Indian Head cent design in gold. Your coin appears to be a novelty piece - it is a circulated example with a coating applied to it. The gold color you are seeing is likely the result of the coating applied - though it might also be the result of an acidic solution cleaning prior to the coating being applied. Sorry, but it's not worth very much - most collectors would consider it damaged. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2953 Posts |
While true that Philadelphia never struck the IHC in gold, there are actual off-metal errors where the dates 1900 and 1906 were struck on gold 2-1/2 dollar blanks.  with the above though that this looks like a plating of some kind. The weight should be normal for an Indian cent. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1173 Posts |
to the Community! |
|
Moderator
United States
187702 Posts |
to the Community! |
|
New Member
 United States
3 Posts |
It weighs more then the normal weight. The out side edge is gold also with no coating on it. I seen were there could have been some made with gold but not much known about them. It's definitely not copper.  Edited by Tyler316
02/14/2022 12:25 pm
|
|
Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
Please show the coin on a scale. John1 |
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
735 Posts |
To me it looks like there is some sort of resin / old aged glue / lacquer that has turned gold on the coin.. The rim appears to be fully intact compared to if it was struck on a 2 1/2 dollar piece where because they are 18mm ( Indian Head cents are 19mm) the rim would partially be missing as shown above. But I agree and would like to see the coin on a scale (though I would assume the added glue / lacquer may be what is causing the weight discrepancy) I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set | Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1018 Posts |
Just my thought..if this were gold, it would have been pulled from circulation long before it acquired all the wear seen. Gold was worth a lot back then (and still is), enough to where it would have been identified and pulled.
The coin looks golden in color, but it does not look like gold.
As stated, there are a few known (just 2 or three that I'm aware of) but these were identified quickly after being made and yanked from circulation.
|
|
New Member
United States
3 Posts |
I weighed it on my powder scale. And yes I thought the coating would add weight but I don't know how much. I'm sure it's not gold but it definitely is golden in color without the coating on it. Could it be bronze?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
5822 Posts |
It looks like the lacquer is creating that gold appearance like this gold plated example I have, these are common novelty item and you would need a scale that provides 0.01 gram weight to give accurate weight.   |
| |
Replies: 13 / Views: 1,062 |
|
Posted 02/13/2022 11:32 am
