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Message:: [QUOTE="Snowman, post: 634224, member: 10480"]The best way i think to tell the 3 different kinds of 1864s is first to see if its the copper-nickel type - the best method to tell if the coin alot thicker is by having a regular penny next to it. these copper-nickels are ~ 50% thicker than regular pennies here is a link to show the difference <a href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=583757&highlight_key=y&keyword1=1864%20indian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=583757&highlight_key=y&keyword1=1864%20indian" rel="nofollow">http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=583757&highlight_key=y&keyword1=1864 indian</a> next to tell if its the type with the "L" type on the thinner 1864s and if its worn cull type like some i have is to show a comparison. The way to tell is look at the bust point. The L type has a pointed bust and the non L is a more slightly rounded point. here is pic to show an example to tell the difference on extreme cull types. Hope this helps ? Snowman[/QUOTE]