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Hi, my friend has a small Indian Head cent appearing to be made of copper and looks just like the "regular" Indian Head pennies except for it's size. It is only 3/8" in size. I would appreciate it if you can you tell us anything about this coin. Thank you.
Mary, sounds like a miniature replica. These have been made for years as novelty items, and usually come in sets, often a bit smaller than what you are describing. You might try going to www.ebay.com and doing searches for miniature coins and similar words and see what is selling. Try a similar search at www.google.com, Jim Lawniczak
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Answers by Expert:
Jim Lawniczak
Expertise
I will answer your questions about encased coins (lucky pennies), which are advertising and event tokens with coins, unually cents, struck with the token.
Experience
Long time collector of encased coins and author of several articles on encased coins.
Organizations
TAMS, ECI (Encased Collectors International)
Publications
TAMS -- several articles on encased coins, in particular the encased coins of the 1901 Buffalo Pan American Exposition
Casement -- many articles on encased coins
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