1964 indian head and 1964 L indian head cent

1864 indian head and 1864 L indian head cent

I got a book of indian head cents today and it seems to have a 1864l in it but i have no idea if it is or not but it is right beside a 1864 normal I looked at the bust and i think it is an actual L cent but i want to make sure.The first photo is of the 1864 and the second is the 1864L please help me thanks! View attachment 130091 View attachment 130090 If you need a better photo i will try my best

 

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i think your coin is too worn to tell.

 

First of all IHC's were discontinued in 1909, I think you mean 1864, and I'm sorry that I mentioned this but it was bugging me. 2nd, your coin is too worn to tell in photograph, or even in person... The chances that you had one are very slim so I would'nt worry too much about it.

 

When the coin is as worn as it is now you need to look at the point of the bust. The first pictures in NOT and 1864L though the 2nd pictures is to blurry to tell.

 

Here is a better picture i hope

 

actually think you are right, the first one is without l, the second is with l, although the l is long gone.

 

Yeah i realized that right after i posted it and idk how to edit it yet

 

To edit your post go to the post and click 'Edit Post', make the changes and click 'Save'. I'm not sure how you can edit the thread title.

 

Thanks I know it can get confusing if it is not right

 

FML, still to blurry on the blow up is the front of the bust pointed or rounded (above the 1 in the date) if its is pointed then it would be an L

 

Sorry about it being blurry technology is my downfall i am lucky my son is helping me. It is pointy compared to the first one but i was questioning whether or not it needs to be cut off pointy or sticks out and is pointy at the end

 

here's a reference picture

 

As par for the course, I'm completely confused.

 

The first one is rounded bust -- no L.
the second is too blurry, but looks the same.

 

Consensus is that your first coin is the no-L variety. The second coin is worn enough that if is is the with-L variety, the L itself will have worn off and so we have to look at the tip of the bust as the key diagnostic. In coins that worn, it will appear somewhat pointy -- definitely pointier than the no-L bust, which almost seems to flare out a bit before rounding off. Your picture is, as others have pointed out, too blurry to tell for sure from, but it does appear to me to be the with-L variety. We'll need better pictures to confirm, but that's what it looks like.