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moose59 Pillar of the Community United States 732 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 07:51 am I have an 1862 Indian Head penny that is of unusual color and quite damaged. I am wondering if it is 1. punched on the wrong planchet. 2. Damaged during the Civil War or during post production. Any Ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21630 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 08:32 am Without pictures, anyone would just be guessing so Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 10:21 am You do know the 1857 to early 1864 small cents were made of coppernickel not bronze like the later cents, and that they weighed close to twice as much? The CuNi alloy gave them a different color than the bronze cents, a lighter "whiter" color. As for the damage we would need pictures but it is probably post strike damage and it could have occurred anytime after the coin was struck, during the civil war, the Spanish American War, maybe even WWI. Indian Head cents were in circulation during all three. Or it could have happened anytime between the wars. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74662 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 10:24 am To CCF! https://www.coincommunity.com/image-optimizer/ https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...g-images.asp Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 1:36 pm We'll stand by! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 07/18/2018 3:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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