1941 Wheat Penny Possibly On A Foreign Planchette?

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major mike New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 08/30/2021 9:25 pm Hello all! I have a 1941 Wheat penny that I got from the bank which has a very odd color. More brassy than copper. I did some research on this forum and found that the dominican Republic had some coins minted in the US in that year which had a different planchet. In the photo uploaded I placed the coin by a traditional copper colored penny for comparison. Any ideas or possible value or appropriateness for professional grading. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Edited by major mike 08/30/2021 9:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21654 Posts	Posted 08/30/2021 9:33 pm You can't always go by the colour. Copper coins can change many different colours depending on the environment they have been exposed to. In this case it looks like it has been cleaned with something. Probably worth a couple of cents. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19246 Posts	Posted 08/30/2021 9:45 pm Agree with JimmyD. I have thousands and thousands of wheat cents, strict color uniformity is not a common characteristic. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 08/30/2021 10:08 pm as well. to CCF! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/30/2021 10:13 pm Typical for a circulated coin of this era, worth a couple of cents melt value. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog 08/30/2021 10:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34443 Posts	Posted 08/31/2021 12:26 am @major, a good way to confirm is by weighing the coin. If it is at least close to mint specs, then it wasn't something like an off-metal strike. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 98220 Posts	Posted 08/31/2021 08:48 am I agree with Spence, can you provide up with the coin weight? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
major mike New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 08/31/2021 10:20 am Thank you all for your input! I don't have a scale yet, but will see if I can get one! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/31/2021 10:33 am Probably cleaned at one time and turned pink. Now slowly turning back to the copper color. Slight damaged circulated Wheat cent. Nothing of special interest. Add it to you Wheat cent pile: Report this Post to the Staff
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