How fun! An early, thick-planchet Indian cent. These used to be called "Nickels" because of the high concentration of nickel. Notice the lighter color. "Nickels" didn't describe five cents until later, "half-dimes" were silver back then. Your coin is well circulated and worth about $5.
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1863 Indian head penny
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