1862 indian head error

I found this 1862 indian head penny that was struck on a different planchet. It weighs 4.1 grams. Any ideas what type of planchet it is? And value?

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looks like it was acid dipped, not an error.

 

1862 is a type2 copper-nickel while IHCs struck 1864 and later are made of bronze (type3). Are you comparing it to another type 2?

 

http://coins.about.com/library/US-C...59-1909-Indian-Head-Penny-Cent-Coin-Specs.htm

 

No I am trying to figure out what metal the planchet is. It has the sound of a steel penny but weighs 4.1 grams. And isn't magnetic.

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it looks like siver but don't sound like silver

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1859 - 1864: 88% copper, 12% nickel (copper-nickel) environmental damage and wear lowering its weight from 4.67 grams to 4.1...

 

But it doesn't have that drop sound to it. Sounds dead when dropped. No ting? To me it looks like a different planchet

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I understand what you guys are talking about. But why the silver color if 88% is copper

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I see zero silver coloring in your picture. Looks like a worn/chewed up IHC to me.

 

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Here are some better pictures of them

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frank knows what hes talking about, somebody left it in acid, or found with a metal detector, thats why the weight is off, and the color of the coin is what it is too, acid from either the ground or liquid, is why your coins looks and weights what it does

 

Sorry, I don't see an error and would put money on the fact it is environmental damage.

 

the acid made the surfaces porous, and causes the dead sound you describe when you drop it. Just a damaged IHC, worth a buck or two.

 

I will commend you for posting excellent pictures - i wish everyone did that.

 

Thanks everyone for the information. I love searching for errors but still a lot to learn.

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Also the thickness of the coin compared to the diameter also results in a much duller sound and less prolonged ring (ie Thud). The 88%copper 12% nickel composition has a white or somewhat silverish appearance when new (the coppernickel cents were known as "white cents") and the acid exposure this coin has been exposed to has restored that appearance somewhat. (It is possible the acid removed more of the copper than the harder nickel resulting in a higher nickel surface composition as well.)

 

In your photo which one is which? i.e. what is the thinner coin and what is the thicker one? With dates please. Do you have a micrometer or calipers to get accurate thicknesses? From the photo the larger one seems to be 1.6 times as thick, ruling out acid or environment no matter which one is the thinner.

 

The thinner one was a 1901 ihc I know know that there is a difference in them. I went back and looked at a 63 ihc I had. And noticed the similarities

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