Thicker 1950 Canadian Cent (Pictures Added)

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jasondeg Valued Member Canada 100 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 3:13 pm While I was looking at my spare change, I found a 1950 Canadian cent that was thicker than any other Canadian cent, it's almost the thickness of two pennies. Is there such a cent, or is it an error. If it is and error would it be worth anything? Sorry for the quality of the pictures I only have a web cam. Image: thicker1950penny1.jpg 38.82 KB Image: thicker1950penny2.jpg 42.3 KB Image: thicker1950penny3.jpg 43.04 KB Edited by jasondeg 01/22/2008 12:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff

SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 4:12 pm Two cents. Don't really know Jason, I know of a fellow that has a double thick Loonie, He says he was offered $ 40.00 for it. Edited by SHAFTA9a 01/21/2008 4:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 8:06 pm If you could manage a photo, that would be interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
Dockwalliper Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 01/22/2008 1:02 pm It looks like the coin was "tapped" to raise the rim like when someone makes a coin ring. Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/22/2008 4:04 pm I'd tend to agree...the rim looks proportionally higher than a normal 1c. Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 01/22/2008 6:53 pm See if you can get it weighed. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 01/22/2008 8:33 pm It would be interesting to see the two side by side from the top. If it really was machined or tappered then it should be slightly smaller than a regular cent, maybe by a millimeter or so. I've seen this type of thing with some European coins, sometimes they make the rim wider to engrave something around it or to fit it into a bezel. Weighing the coin is also a great idea, as chrycopaul mentioned. Report this Post to the Staff
jasondeg Valued Member Canada 100 Posts	Posted 01/28/2008 9:03 pm I did place it over an other penny and it is smaller than a regular cent. So I guess tapped, but how do people do that? Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 01/29/2008 01:26 am Most metal shops have a machine that allows them to roll metal pieces under pressure. Jewelers use similar machines to make bezels. Report this Post to the Staff
Dockwalliper Valued Member United States 342 Posts	Posted 01/29/2008 10:14 am You can tap a coin with almost anything hard. Its mostly done with silver coins to make rings but I have seen it done on cents too. Check this out.... http://homepage.mac.com/johnhuber/C...Album20.html Report this Post to the Staff
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