1864 Indian Head Penny.
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Found in a box of pennies. 1864 Indian Head Penny. It weighs 2.75g. not sure if it's a copper or bronze . Look forward to your comments 
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The words “copper and bronze” are usually used synonymously with respect to coins. The other option for an 1864 cent would be copper- nickel, which is a different/lighter color. Yours, therefore is a bronze/copper example.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
and the thickness.
i remember when i was first getting started just how stark of a contrast some of the flying eagle/indian cents and early coppers had between their varying thicknesses. still pretty impressive really.
Seeing that IHC reminded me of when I was a kid with a paper route. This was back in the early fifties. I would often get an IHC in change at that time. Not daily of course, but at least once a month I would get one. Cheers, RickO
Nice PO1.
Jim
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Damaged
Can’t quite say definitively but that maybe an 1864-L. If the bust is indeed pointed…it is…perhaps another pic of the obverse?
Looks rounded to me
Just need to do a die-variety series of photo overlays. No problem.
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