1858 Indian head cent
Daj
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I recently got 3 of these in a coin lot, two were regular Indian heads and one seems to be a different size metal and be dated 1858, any information would be appreciated, thank you. Ps. sorry for the poor picture quality 
-Daj
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That looks like a copper-nickel 1859 to me.
It says one cent?
1859
BHNC #203
Correct. It is a one cent Indian cent made of copper-nickel instead of bronze. It is also the only year that Indian Head cents had the "Laurel Wreath" reverse versus the common Oak Wreath and shield reverse.
Awesome, thanks for all the knowledge guys!
Here's what an 1858 Indian Cent looks like:
That sure looks like the date is 1859.... Cheers, RickO