I have a 1864 indian head penny which has a totally different color from my other indian heads. I have been reading and realize now that they made 1864 of different metals. The color is very very light. It has no "L". Where could i find pictures of what the nickel penny looks like? I am new to the forum. Hopefully this is the best place to post this question. Thank You all
Welcome, one of the easiest ways to check your 1864's is the thickness of the coin. From 1859-1864 the cents were made of 88% copper and 12% nickel. These coins were thicker and weighed 4.67 grams compared to 3.11 grams for the bronze cents. The other 2 1864 bronze cents (rounded & pointed busts) have the normal thickness of the cents that were used to seeing...
