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mercystjohn Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/28/2018 1:35 pm I have a 1941 P Penny, has a weight of 2.36. Is this odd since the given weight for that period is 3.11. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 09/28/2018 1:45 pm It very well could be but then again circulation wear or other types of post mint damage could effect the weight of your cent. Photos of the obverse and reverse would be helpful in giving you a better explanation. Report this Post to the Staff
mercystjohn Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/28/2018 1:48 pm Should I try to clean it first...Had to clean off the date area to see the date. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 09/28/2018 2:01 pm Go ahead and post your photos first. Cleaning it would be best served after your pics are posted. If you clean it use only pure Acetone. Sometimes cleaning coins can sometimes do more harm that good if you use anything with harmful detergents. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/28/2018 2:01 pm Some of the earlier wheats are noticeably thinner because of circulation issues. They devices are almost missing on some of them. Images would show us more of what you have. Some cents were also altered by dipping them in acid to make them thinner and smaller around to use in soda machines to get a soda for one cent instead of a dime back when. So images would be a great help. Edited by coop 09/29/2018 1:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74533 Posts	Posted 09/28/2018 4:09 pm If you can, get pictures of your coin. There could be a lot of reasons why it's underweight. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
mercystjohn Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/29/2018 1:15 pm How do I go about adding a picture to the post. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 09/29/2018 2:14 pm What are you using to take your pics? Report this Post to the Staff
mercystjohn Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/29/2018 4:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
1796NoPole Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 09/29/2018 4:59 pm Yeah, that's just a badly corroded coin. Btw, nice Doubled Die on the caption for the second info graphic, coop! Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 09/29/2018 5:27 pm mercystjohn, that is a heavily corroded cent as well as scratches. All PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
mercystjohn Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/29/2018 5:32 pm Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
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