1864 Indian Cent, Judd-356b, Pollock-426a, R.6, MS64 PCGS....

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Thin-Planchet, Copper-Nickel
1864 Indian Cent Pattern
Judd-356b, MS64

1864 Indian Cent, Judd-356b, Pollock-426a, R.6, MS64 PCGS. Struck from the regular dies for 1864 No L cents. Struck in copper-nickel with a plain edge. We have tentatively attributed this piece as a Judd-356b. Pollock only identifies one coin, and the distinctive aspect is its thin planchet. USPatterns.com states these are probably errors, but copper-nickel cents are thicker than later-date cents. That would mean a piece such as this would require the Mint to make a double error: It would have to roll out the planchet stock thinner than required for a copper-nickel striking, and it would then strike a number of cents on thinner than usual planchets and release them without notice. It is possible. But with the number of experimental alloys used in 1864, it seems to us more likely this was an intended thin-planchet, copper-nickel variant. The surfaces are bright with most of the honey-tan color of a copper-nickel coin remaining. The fields are bright and semireflective, but not deeply mirrored as one would see on a proof.
From The Bob Simpson Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 29GM, PCGS# 60525, GSID# 12634)

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