1864 Indian Head Cent- Copper Nickel or Bronze?

[kbinski]

I have a 1864 Indian head cent and I cant figure out if it is copper nickel or bronze. It is not the L variety so I can rule that out. I am leaning towards copper nickel because it is thicker than my bronze indian heads.
Anyone know how to tell the difference? any help would be appreciated.

 

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[dkw]

How does it read on your detector compared to a bronze IH?

 

[kbinski]

This wasnt a dug coin and I dont have a detector

 

[dkw]

Do you have access to a scale? A copper-nickel IH cent is listed as 4.67 grams. The bronze IH cent is listed as 3.11 grams.

 

[AMorgan]

Forget all that was mentioned above...

Theres a reason the copper nickle versions are nicknamed "Fatties"

They are usually about twice as thick as normal cents.

Alan

 

[dkw]

Forget all that was mentioned above...

Theres a reason the copper nickle versions are nicknamed "Fatties"

They are usually about twice as thick as normal cents.

Alan

He's already mentioned that it was thicker than a bronze IH cent. Apparently, he was looking for more verification. I'm sorry I tried to help.

 

[kbinski]

haha thank you all. I didnt know anything about the difference between the two and now I do!
Thanks again