18?? Indian Head penny. 4.17g

Is there any hope for this poor penny?

It weighs as if it is an 1859 but what I can read of the date, it is an 188?

It may be wishful thinking on my part but any input, thoughts or ideas are appreciated!

 

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It's corroded. It doesn't matter what date it is. No hope at all

 

My thinking in this is that it weighs over 4 grams, if it is anything other than a 1859, it is a wrong planchette penny. Since the 1859 was the first Indian Head cent weighing 4.7 grams. This is the only reason I'm even measime with it....

 

They weighed 4.67 all the way to 1864.
Agree on corrosion. I can't make out the 3rd digit. The
4th digit looks like an 8 (if that's even a digit) which limits which
coins it can be.
Disagree on wrong planchet. The rims are full and complete. It's a cent
planchet.

 

I see what you mean. I can't believe I missed the 60-64.....

By wrong olanchplan I was referring to using a 4.7 planchette instead of the 3.11.

It would be funny if I hadn't wasted 2 days trying to pinpoint this date..m

Thanks for the help guys!

 

It's on a normal planchet for the series but it's pitted and corroded so badly that it really doesn't matter.

 

Looks like a Type 2 based on the "C" in America based on the feather.

So that would make it mid-1886 to 1909 but still doesn't matter to some of us but it might for others who like 100+ year old coins

Yeah thanks Michael K - Type 2 made thru 1909

 

The first 2 digits are clearly 18
so it would be 1886-1899.
But that makes it a 3.1 gram coin. Perhaps check the scale,
calibrate, weigh again, and some others as a control weight.

 

Thank you!

 

Good thread on an otherwise meaning less coin.
It has seen some better days.
No disrespect meant @Sarah Brantley

 

I regularly weigh my coins, I usually have 2 packages a week with many coins, all the other pennies I weighed came out right.

 

It's weight in my open hand is what peaked my interest in the beginning not to mention it is thicker than my other Indian Head pennies.
I would have threw it in my give away jar but it was just strange...

And strange usually turns out to be a lot of fun.