My First "Fatty" 1859

[KenPa]

My First "Fatty" 1859

Met up with TnT and MarkG and JohnnyMc at our new site and got my first "Fatty" 1859 Indian. I also got a copper ring and an unkown button type thing and a 1916 wheaty with a nail through the center.
Thanks for looking
Ken

 

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[Green1]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

cool finds there,,,,,,,, many more to come.....

 

[Eddy1H]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

Nice finds,, never found a wheat with a nail in it,,

Eddy

 

[Wasabi]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

Ken,
Nice finds those fatty's are hard to come by. I don't see to many of them.
2-Years ago was the first I even heard of one.
Way to go.

 

[Shortround]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

Nice finds. WTG on your "Fatty" find.

 

[Mirage]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

Good deal. Sounds like you guys had a great time. I have yet to find a "fatty".

Bob

 

[lockman209]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

Super finds.

 

[Pimp Lenin]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

The wheatie with the nail is weird. I wonder what was up with that?

I like the copper ring, too. I'm not sure, but wern't they pretty popular during the Civil War times?

 

[wildrider]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

No fatties here. Min have all been kinda thinny.

Burt

 

[markgPA]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

Hi Ken
Congrats on another FIRST!
I'm gonna sneak up there late again today, hope to see you.
Mark

 

[twister]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

Nice finds, Congrats

HH Twister

 

[fishboymike]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

nice "fatty".....snicker.....

 

[Burdie]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

Very good finds. I like that Indian. HH
Burdie

 

[ceejay64]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

I gotta ask...what makes it a "fatty?" Please forgive the newbie question.

 

[KenPa]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

I gotta ask...what makes it a "fatty?" Please forgive the newbie question.

It is thicker than a normal penny, almost as thick as a nickel. Don't ever be affraid to ask if your not sure there are alot of great people here that are always willing to help. I've been at this game for 8 years and still have questions and always get answers here.
Ken

 

[ceejay64]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

Thanks. I figured it was something like that.
Is this a feature of a particular date range or a random kind of thing?

 

[mxtswinger]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

Congrats on the fatty! I've yet to see one. Yours looks in real good shape in the pic. Maybe if I lose some weight?

 

[KenPa]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

ceejay, The indian cents that were made from 1859 to early 1864 were thicker and were called nickels or Nicks even though they were only one cent. In mid 1864 they changed to a thinner one and they were called white cents. 5 cent nickels started in 1866 and were Shield nickels.
Ken

 

[skierbob]

Re: My First "Fatty" 1859

A big, fat congrats there, Ken.
Bob