1972-D Cent Thick Planchet

Very cool. Nice find.

Weight appears to fall within the accepted tolerance for copper Lincoln cents...

Lincoln Cent 1962-1981 3.110 .130 (low) 2.980 (high) 3.240

Thanks! In the last pic, is the coin in question the bottom one?

That is my guess, previously encased or in a bezel.

Could be, I guess. However it would need to be encased then un-encased and returned to circulation sometime in 1972. That's when I put it into a whitman 2x2 envelope. It just happens to be in one I dated.



I would also think encasing would lead to more severe damage on the rim, especially if it led to significant thickening. I have never removed one from encasement so I wouldn't know.

Whatever it is, I like the "porthole" effect of that thick rim. I'm sure I have more 72-d's around here somewhere to compare with. If I come across another one as I am going through stuff I will post it. Thanks!