Short hunt yields two indians

dieharddigger · Apr 17, 2008

It was supposed to be raining by the afternoon here in southeast wisconsin. After work the sun was shining so I decided to do an hour and a half hunt. Went to the old standby place as it's only a couple minutes away. I thought I had detected this place to death. Conditions must have been just right as I pulled out these two indians. 1863 and 1868 I thought the jewelry piece was silver,but it seems pretty light and not marked.
Hope everyone finds something good this weekend!
Steve

trusty · Apr 17, 2008

Is the penny on the right bigger than the other one, or is it the camera angle?

Evolution · Apr 17, 2008

trusty said:
Is the penny on the right bigger than the other one, or is it the camera angle?

I was thinking the same thing.

It is a "fatty" indian head after all. :tongue3:

That is a very good picture showing the difference in composition of those coins. The one on the right is the copper/nickel version...The one on the left is bronze. The bronze holds up so much better underground. Up until 1864, IH's were composed of copper/nickel. In 1864 they changed over to bronze. 1864's were made both ways. They changed mid-year.