Indian Cent - Gold plated?

[tnspro]

Have you ever seen such a thing? I found this in a roll search in the spring but never thought much of it until my recent Indian finds. It is hard to take a good picture of it but it looks like someone plated this with something. Just wondering if anyone knows what could have happened or if they ever saw something like it before.

It seems real but its hard to tell.

Jim

[mustbebob]

Definitely looks like it was plated after the fact.

[jcuve]

Other than the obvious, being plated with a yellow metal, I am not sure what else could be derived from it.

[GrumpyEd]

That one's plated.

But there are one or maybe more real IHCs on $2.5 gold planchets, just over half a million $ for one LOL

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1900-Indian-Head-Cent-Struck-on-Gold-2-Planchet-PCGS-MS-65-/270900569974

[kloccwork419]

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[tnspro]

jackpot!!!!

[Brad]

Have there been any Gold Lincolns? I have never seen or heard of one.

[GrumpyEd]

Have there been any Gold Lincolns? I have never seen or heard of one.

I looked but can't find any proof but this cointalk thread rumors that some exist.
The $2.5 did get made until 1929 so it could be true.

http://www.cointalk.com/threads/awesome-indian-1c-struck-on-2-1-2-gold.172976/

[willbrooks]

I looked but can't find any proof but this cointalk thread rumors that some exist.
The $2.5 did get made until 1929 so it could be true.

http://www.cointalk.com/threads/awes...2-gold.172976/

Could you imagine opening up an OBW and finding a cent on a gold planchet? I would seriously pollute my trousers with delight.

[busyeye]

Dont know how much it'll help but I found some info here

http://www.coinlink.com/News/us-coins/unusual-items-1906-indian-cent-struck-in-gold/

[busyeye]

and this one

http://www.vtcoins.com/coin/v1483/Golf%20Ballmarkers%201%20Gold-Plated%20Ballmarker.html

[tnspro]

Oh nice. It looks like I have one of the golf ballmarker ones without the stud. I figured they had to have been made for some specific reason. Thanks for finding that.

[busyeye]

Your welcome ��