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BicolExpress New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 05:26 am Can someone provide details on a penny struck on wrong planchets. This is a 1940 Wheat penny that's 1.4g and not the normal 3.11g Thanks a bunch! Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6593 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 05:31 am Environmental damage. This coin spent some time in the ground. IMHO Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 06:45 am Yes I agree with @keith. The surface is pitted from corrosion and that could explain the low weight. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 07:39 am Dirt is very acidic, it will eat away the metal elements and eventually return them to the earth. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 07:50 am I would like to see the reverse of the coin. With what looks like striations it may be a split planchet coin. Edited by Jim0815 12/08/2024 07:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 09:15 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24170 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 09:48 am We'll need much better pics, but there's a chance that could be struck on a split planchet. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6546 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 10:16 am If it lost that much metal to corrosion, the diameter would probably shrink. Is it the same diameter as a normal copper cent? I agree that a pic of the reverse would help. Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7514 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 11:11 am to the Community. Yes, in order to better assess a picture of reverse and the edge are needed. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74624 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 12:17 pm To CCF! I would like a reverse picture please. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97062 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 4:48 pm I'm with the others on this possibly being a split planchet. Please post up a reverse image and a better obverse image as well. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 4:49 pm Agree on review, reverse pic needed please. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 12/08/2024 5:52 pm to the CCF Looks like acid damage. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189142 Posts	Posted 12/09/2024 12:23 pm I agree as well. 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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