One Little Indian and a Sweet heart

[kozyman]

Hunted fields today with my Golden..not much to show but I did manage an 1891 IH 1934 Wheat, some relics and a token for one free quart of milk from Mendon Ohio. Great weather for Dec 1st in NW Ohio. Thanks for looking!!

 

[hatpin]

Isnt it strange how some pennys turn red and others green. I think all my Indian heads are either brown or green, never red.

 

[kaolinwasher]

Red in reduction of oxygen, and green oxidized, as a potter who has used copper to make glaze you get a copper red b reducing the oxygen in the kiln and you get green oxidizing it nice finds

 

[BillF]

As far as I know, IHs were brass or more brass than copper. Pennies as we all know were strictly copper.
Could be why the difference in color?
Well, forget what I just said. Apparently IHs were 88% copper 12% nickel.
Did you know that the IH was originally called a nickel or a nick? Because of the nickel in them.

 

[Charles (Sabre)(Tx)]

Those are some nice, old finds! I like to hunt places such as the one you are...lots of stuff hidden "beneath the mask". Good job!

Charles

 

[tabman]

Sweet Indian head penny. The Golden

 

[jazzman58]

Indian head pennies from 1859-1864 were the 88% copper 12% nickel. At some point in 1864 the composition was changed to 95% copper 5% tin and zinc. Or at least what this is what I found on a couple of different coin collector web pages. They say the coins with the "reddish" color to them are the ones most sought after by collectors. Anyway.........nice finds as IH's and wheaties are always fun to find.

 

[jgarrity]

Great find Kozyman!!!