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okiepb Pillar of the Community United States 1213 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 6:34 pm First, I'm sorry for the lousy pics - I'm using my iPhone. I found this roll hunting this afternoon. As you can see, the reverse side is the Lincoln Memorial and the obverse side is blank. The reverse detail makes it appear to be a copper cent, but the weight is 2.5 grams instead of 3.1 so it must be a zinc. I've looked at the error definitions for Planchet, Plating and Blank but none of them really seem to fit, so I'm curious as to what type of error you think I've found. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 6:38 pm Someone shaved the metal off with a lathe. Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 6:42 pm Notice no rim? PMD , shaved , sanded or ground down surface.... Report this Post to the Staff
okiepb Pillar of the Community United States 1213 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 7:14 pm I figured as much given the copper appearance and the zinc weight. I'll toss it in my jar of old, crappy, coppers. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
cherrypickersaddict Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 09/07/2015 7:43 pm could even be half of a Magicians coin Report this Post to the Staff
jjwabraham Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 01/17/2016 3:44 pm Could have been a practice piece for a machinist. Does the darkness on the memorial side look like it is heat related? Report this Post to the Staff
BlueSolo Pillar of the Community United States 740 Posts	Posted 01/17/2016 6:13 pm Something like this can not happen at the mint since the reverse is struck that means the obverse would have to be struck against something. And even capped dies show the devices somewhat. Also weight is a big indicator Report this Post to the Staff
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