Lincoln Cent Planchet Error? - A Strange One.

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johnjkedel Pillar of the Community United States 594 Posts	Posted 01/18/2013 11:19 pm Found this a couple of years ago and just got around to trying to figure it out... It might be a no brainer for someone, but not for me... (pictures attached). The cent only has a reverse - obviously memorial - quite thin - not even half the thickness of the rim (see balance of topic under pics) . It is some kind of copper coated metal and has FULL rims that are the normal depth of a cent. Here's what puzzles me - It is very much attracted by a magnet. Oh yes - it weighs 1.22 g. Any guesses ? Edited by johnjkedel 01/18/2013 11:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 04:48 am If it's magnetic then I would "guess" a fake.It's best if you take coins out of the holder to photo. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
johnjkedel Pillar of the Community United States 594 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 2:16 pm Here are some pics of the 'coin' out of it's holder... if it is a fake, why would anyone go through the trouble of faking this kind of result? No money in it (?) Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 2:21 pm looks like it is one half of a "magicians" coin. Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 2:34 pm I posted the same thing I found about 2 months ago. Like amida17 said: It looks like the start of a trick coin. One coin is hollowed out and another is reduced in size and set inside the first making a two headed or two tails coin. Made for magic or deception. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 3:03 pm I agree with amida17. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
chris12018 Pillar of the Community United States 2130 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 3:10 pm Me too. Report this Post to the Staff
johnjkedel Pillar of the Community United States 594 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 10:05 pm I have to go along with that one - it makes sense - Thanks to all of you :) Report this Post to the Staff
seal006 Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 01/19/2013 10:30 pm To me it looks like it is made of tin (rusty areas inside). This would explain why it is magnetic. It appears to be one half of a fake coin used for hiding something in. Kinda like spy stuff or contraband. Could even be a covering for a button. Neat find regardless. Edited by seal006 01/20/2013 04:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
seal006 Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 01/21/2013 3:55 pm I am surprised no one else has an opinion on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
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