1863 Indian cent: just a common circ, but wholesome and fun

This is a very common and cheap coin- particularly in lower circulated grades like this- but I like it. I'm fond of copper-nickel cents in general. Feel free to pile on with your own copper-nickel Indian cents or other Civil War era coins.

 

Here's another I sold recently. I like copper-nickel Indians and Flying Eagle cents with a touch of darker, contrasting toning like this. I think the alloy stood the test of time well.

 

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All CW era coins are OK here. Post your half, by all means.

 

Yep. They did pretty well in circulation, usually, but had a rough time in the ground. That certainly does look like a detector find. I dug lots of Indian cents over the years, but never found a copper-nickel Indian cent or Flying Eagle, myself. My dig buddies have, plenty of times.

I like the look of that 1858-SL Flying Eagle. There's that contrasting look I was going on about earlier.

 

This 1865 two-cent piece had an old cleaning at some point, but has retoned a bit. It was another recent inexpensive pickup. And of course is also another Civil War-era coin.

 

I would imagine that there’s one particular case where the fake- being a contemporary counterfeit- is worth just as much if not more than the Real McCoy would be!

 

Oh, NOW you’re talkin’!