1864 Indian Head Penny - Wrong Planchet

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Sarge50 Pillar of the Community United States 768 Posts	Posted 12/01/2021 7:40 pm I weighed this penny because it is thick like a nickel but the same size as a penny and no it's not two Indians stuck or smashed together.see edge pictures? It looks and feels like silver but what coin back in 1864 was this size and weight 4.48g? Edited by Sarge50 12/01/2021 7:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/01/2021 7:56 pm Cents of 1864 were struck on both copper/nickel and bronze planchets. Your coin is a badly-corroded example of the earlier type. Edited by Coinfrog 12/01/2021 8:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 12/01/2021 8:03 pm with the frog, he nails it again, 1864 was a transitional year for the cent, where the copper nickel was the first part of the year, then bronze the rest of the year. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 12/01/2021 11:06 pm Earlier type. 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 halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 12/01/2021 11:12 pm Yep, it is just one coin on the thicker planchet that was used between 1859 and 1864 on the Indian Head cents. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Edited by jacrispies 12/01/2021 11:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sh521932 New Member United States 35 Posts	Posted 12/02/2021 11:42 am There were three major varieties in 1864 for the Indian Head cent: the CuNi one seen here and two bronze varieties; with and without L on the ribbon behind the head. The "L" stands for the initial of the last name of James Longacre who designed the coin. The L variety of 1864 Bronze Indian Head penny is the rarest of the three varieties. Edited by sh521932 12/02/2021 11:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
sheldius Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 12/02/2021 3:53 pm Thats pretty neat. I didn't know that transition. Thanks for posting. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 12/07/2021 09:01 am @ SHIRDIUS .... My humble suggestion is to purchase a "Redbook." Yeoman's Guide Book to U.S. Coins" breaks down the types and varieties of coins like this one. Older volumes of this guide can be had for a buck or two. These guides cover colonial and some early token issues as well. Report this Post to the Staff
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