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Skippy Topaz Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 08:04 am I found this blank penny in my pocket change yesterday, never seen one before :) * Your reply was split into its own topic for the proper attention. * Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 99623 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 08:05 am Do you have a weight for this item? It appears to be a type 2 planchet. 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
Skippy Topaz Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 09:01 am I didn't weigh it.. Just took a photo :) Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21690 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 09:15 am They are not that uncommon, I think they used to give them away to visitors at the mint at one time. The weight to two decimal points would tell you if is a copper or zinc planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4605 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 09:56 am And they have put them into certain mint sets to fill a hole in the celo. Plus they were part of the Young Collectors set, oh, five years ago. And they do, rarely but with some frequency, slip into the totes while coins are being struck. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 10:56 am In New Zealand I discovered that "press penny" machines were being supplied with copper blanks of the size of the former cent coin. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190660 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 11:19 am Excellent find! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75683 Posts	Posted 01/29/2026 12:14 pm Great find! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10601 Posts	Posted 01/30/2026 12:14 am Quote: I found this blank penny in my pocket change yesterday, Funny how that could float around in circulation and nobody noticed. That just goes to show you how alert these cahiers are now a days - and they want $20 an hour - Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190660 Posts	Posted 01/30/2026 10:42 am People noticed, thought it was a slug, and quickly spent it. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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