Strangly colored 1860 IHC?? What do you think?? (Answer provided)
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Looking for alot of crap.
Edited to add: Just noticed that it was the pointed bust vairety, so perhaps not so common after all.....hummmmm on recolored????
what does one look for to find a pointed bust variety?
the date 1860. could be useful some day.
Aren't 1860 Indian cents suppose to be made of copper nickel ?
Stewart
You guys are pretty warm. True view?? Man you have sharp eyes. I can't see that. What are you looking at??
That sure is a nice IHC image.
Russ, NCNE
Pete
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<< <i>If I showed you the coin at FUN, please don't reply! >>
Well, you didn't show it to me at FUN, so I'll guess a copper or bronze trial die strike - don't my Judd or Pollack handy, but I'd also guess it's listed there.
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I'm a bit thrown off by the weak denticles, I must admit.
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Here is the lot description from the 1983 George D. Hatie sale:
Lot 1594 1860 pattern cent J-265 (tentative). J-265 is a regular die trial piece struck in copper rather than copper nickel. The present piece, from the Palace collection of King Farouk of Egyp (auctioned in 1954) was described as a copper trial piece, but the present writer is not positive of this attribution. The coin has a dark steel blue and brown surface with traces of a copper tinge, but in the absence of cleaning and destructive analysis it is not possible to determine whether this is a business strike which has somehow toned in this manner or whether it indeed is struck in copper. The obverse and reverse rims are very unusual and may have beed filed down at an early date, perhaps after striking. The thickness is the same as a copper nickel planchet. Choice Uncirculated MS 65, deeply toned as noted. We offer this lot with the full description as preceding, not guaranteeing an attribution to J-265. The weight of 66.1 grains is inconclusive due to the edge filing, as noted.
It was tested by PCGS recently and found to be 100% Copper. So, it appears to be the (probably unique) pointed bust die trial J265.
I was delighted to be offered the coin at FUN. It grades PCGS P66 (previously P63 in a 11/1992 sale but the "crud" has been removed in the interval. ).
I would love to know why it was struck. There is not enough difference in the metal for it to be a fantasy piece and why make only 1 piece? Is it possible that this is a mint error? Does anyone know if the mint was striking copper coins of similar size for any foreign countries at that time??
It's a great coin, 1860 PT1, unique. A great find Tim!