couple of indians

I thought this was fake - didn't know pennies were made of copper-nickel in 1862

this coin is thicker than all copper indian - copper-nickel on top

boys and trains make for elongated coin

 

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Looks like it was in a tug-o-war. Must have been a Lionel Train.

 

Flatter than that if by train

 

A lionel train is a model train

 

Yes, Congress authorized the Flying Eagle and most of the Civil War era cents to be heavier than thicker than the Bronze cents, which came later. The coins were also a reflection of the political influence of Joseph Wharton who had a nickel mine

The weight was reduced midway through 1864. The Civil War tokens were part it. Most of all of them were lighter than the government cent and yet the people accepted them as substitutes.

1864 Copper-nickel cent



1864 bronze cent

 

My Lionel set was from 1958
My 4 younger brothers destroyed it

 

I was trying a subtle hint.

 

Ah, Millennials, ain't got a clue.

 

I'm Gen Z... I used to have a Lionel model train... Learning gap?

 

Still no clue, Z, M, B, Q, etc.

 

I never had a Lionel train set. Mine was a Marx and I still have it. It runs great, it still lights and blows smoke.

 

You should give it to @dwhiz... I'm sure he'd appreciate it very much! lol

 

And memorialized in this strike . . . . . .

Z

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No way! That train set is wonderful and the memories it brings back are fantastic.

 

Ik... I was kidding lol

 

I know and he has a love of trains, as do I. I went to a model railroad museum a few years ago and they had one of the train cars to my set. They said it was worth about $500 for the one car. I told them what I have and they estimated the value at $10,000. Not sure it's that high but who am I to argue?

 

If that coin had been run over by a locomotive, it would be at least 3 to 4 times the size of the cent in your photo and the legends would be barely visible if I recall my past coin sins correctly.

 

True dat.

 

Ya, I don't know what happened to it, Trains stopped running through my town when I was about 4 so I couldn't try it myself.Just guessing, Narrow gauge ?

 

That cent has been spent many, many times....