Malamute Posted Tuesday at 06:44 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:44 PM One Indian penny is substantially thicker, I haven’t weighed them but the thicker one is 1878 and the thinner 1893. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted Tuesday at 08:44 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:44 PM (edited) On 10/22/2024 at 2:44 PM, Malamute said: the thicker one is 1878 Based on the thickness, lighter color and reverse design with shield, this coin should be dated from 1860 to 1864, when cents were composed of 88% copper, 12% nickel. The thinner bronze (95% copper, 5% zinc and tin) composition began to be used in the spring of 1864. I note that the thicker coin is apparently holed and otherwise badly damaged. Please provide an image of the other side of the coin. Edited Tuesday at 09:31 PM by Sandon J P M and Coinbuf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted Tuesday at 10:11 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:11 PM Perhaps some type of novelty coin as it seems like there is a seam around the edge of the coin, or perhaps two coins fused/glued together. Also would like to see the other side of the coin. Malamute 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malamute Posted Wednesday at 02:17 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 02:17 AM It isn't a novelty coin... in the image below it's the one farthest to the right that's damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post powermad5000 Posted Wednesday at 04:55 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 04:55 AM It is corroded. I do know from working on old cars, rusty metal actually swells as the rust actually changes the composition of the steel. Perhaps with this coin having the hole, the corrosion is swelling the coin from the inside out. Just a theory. Malamute, JT2 and ThePhiladelphiaPenny 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l.cutler Posted Wednesday at 08:23 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:23 AM I see the date area is badly damaged, probably a 1860-1864 copper nickel cent. The damage to the date area most likely makes it look like 1878. Closer pictures of the obverse would help. Malamute 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malamute Posted Wednesday at 08:56 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 08:56 PM I have two 1877's, I read they had a low mintage and are considered the rarest of the Indian Heads. They both have about the same wear as the 1891 next to the damaged one and above the black one. Are they worth sending in to be graded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l.cutler Posted Wednesday at 09:27 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:27 PM Please post pictures of the 1877's. It's really necessary to suggest grading or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted Thursday at 02:18 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:18 AM On 10/23/2024 at 3:56 PM, Malamute said: I have two 1877's, I read they had a low mintage and are considered the rarest of the Indian Heads. They both have about the same wear as the 1891 next to the damaged one and above the black one. Are they worth sending in to be graded? I know 1877's in F (and even F details) go for about $1,000 +/- a couple hundred dollars depending on eye appeal. The thing with submitting these is for authentication purposes. There were many fakes produced of this year IHC and many buyers would want the guarantee of authenticity of it being in a slab before they throw hundreds if not thousands of dollars at one of these cents. JT2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
