It has no date that I can see. Can I soak it in something. How do I get to see the date. @Insider woke me up after I read some of his reply’s. I know how to cook nickels. But don’t want to hurt any cents in anyway. By the way. It’s my only indian cent. It’s just funny that I have a fat one
. Daughter gave me the embassy Marines madalilion tokens. Thank God for the Marines. I feel safe when my daughter is near one. She loved it there. Eat your heart out @green18. I got rug’s ornament and jewelry. SWEET
Have you visited your Optometrist lately? I would try soaking in olive oil, lightly scraping the surface with a toothpick at an angle. I did this with this 2-cent piece that I unearthed.
It's between 1859 and 1863 The Indian Head penny was introduced in 1859 with a composition of 88 percent copper and 12 percent nickel and a diameter of 19 mm, and a weight of 4.67 grams. In 1864 the mint changed the composition to 95 percent copper and 5 percent tin with a reduced weight of 3.11 grams.
Well 1859 didn't have the shield on the reverse, so 1860 or later. But it looks bronze to me, not CuNi. Despite the alleged weight in the thread title.
Yeah, but I've seen nickels turned that color from their environment. And we don't know what the white balance is like on the photo. A discolored CuNi seems more likely than a pitted bronze that's still managed to gain weight, doesn't it?
Dare I suggest @Cheech9712 that you turn that one loose in the wild? I can't see it having much value in that shape and finding it might makesomeone interested in collecting (or more likely making a What's It Worth thread here.... I dunno).
A shot of the edge would tell us for sure, those early ones are thick. But I think perhaps the stated weight is incorrect.
First thing is always water. Start out with hot and let it sit a couple of days, then use a toothbrush and see what it looks like.
