I've noticed that none of my other Indian Heads have reeded edges. I don't know if this is an error coin, or was modified by someone long ago. Notice the scratches on the face of the coin; hard to tell if whoever made those scratches also spent a whole bunch of time creating a reeded edge (or, if it's even possible for someone to reed an edge).
Hello shnaggletooth There are no reeded edged 1860 Indian cents on record, and it is a pretty poor looking tamper job. I guess someone was just bored, and didn't have much else to do.
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