1859 Indian...looks fake to me

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  • Wayne
    Member
    • Oct 2009
    • 1068
    #1

    1859 Indian...looks fake to me

    found roll searching.Damaged and not worth anything I know but somehow it looks fake?





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    • Maineman750
      Administrator

      • Apr 2011
      • 12069
      #2
      Not sure why anybody would counterfeit an 1859, but if it were, it would probably be worth more than a genuine one in this condition.
      https://www.ebay.com/sch/maineman750...75.m3561.l2562

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        • coppercoins
          Lincoln Cent Variety Expert
          • Dec 2008
          • 2482
          #3
          Your coin is not fake. It is a real 1859 cent. One of the things that can be confusing to cent collectors who have not had much experience with coins this old is that cents were made of a different (copper-nickel) composition in 1859. They are a little thicker than current cents, and are a different color.
          Charles D. Daughtrey, NLG, Author, "Looking Through Lincoln Cents"
          [URL="http://www.coppercoins.com/"]http://www.coppercoins.com[/URL]

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            • pman860507
              Member
              • Jan 2012
              • 1577
              #4
              Nice find. I love the 1859.
              Oh and I agree its real.
              Casey Parman

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                • RWBILLER
                  Member
                  • Jul 2008
                  • 6870
                  #5
                  thats the oldest one i have seen found on LCR!
                  I found a 1860 - bat me by a year!
                  congrats
                  Rog
                  Roger
                  ""Time and Tide wait for no man"

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                    • simonm
                      Member
                      • Sep 2010
                      • 6398
                      #6
                      Originally posted by RWBILLER
                      I found a 1860 - bat me by a year!
                      congrats
                      Rog

                      Roger, you got me beat by 4 years...I have the 1864 I stumbled upon in Golden Gate Park many years ago. From what I know I think mine was minted before they made the composition switch. It is certainly a much thicker cent than other IHPs I compared it to.
                      My old coin album.

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