I also came across these today in my searches. The Indian Head is only a curiousity and will be a throwaway, but it is noticeably smaller than normal. I can't say that it is thicker either, but it would almost have to have been rolled in some type of machine around the edge on purpose to try and make it smaller. The 1945 Lincoln though is the second one I have found like this. The picture doesn't do it justice, but it has that wavy surface on the obverse and reverse and I can't think of any way to do that to a coin. I would guess it is nearly uncirculated, but that surface just looks like it was minted between 2 pieces of cloth. Leaves a halo effect on every device as well. Very ghostly slick-looking coin, but any ideas on cause?
The Lincoln has been acid etched, possibly by someone trying to make it the size of a dime to fool a vending machine.
The indian head has a strange rim .. maybe a wrong planchet? Notice the extra copper extending beyond the range of the typical rim?
Thanks for the reply guys. Hadn't really thought about what kind of planchet could have been used, but yes, I did notice the copper beyond the rim. Maybe I will keep it until I see another like it.
I agree with Dutch on IHC. but 1945 wheat may have had some Coke a cola on it or it has been in a fire. I know back in high school we but a tooth in coke a cola over night and the tooth was gone the next day!
