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1943 Steel Penny Size Of Dime

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I found a 1943 Penny that does not look like it was correctly struck. It appears to be about the size of a dime and the rim appears to be missing. Is this normal? I have attached a photo of the front.
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What does it weigh?
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Thanks I never knew that. Glad I asked.
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I do not know how much it weighs and I do not have a scale that would weigh it. It does stick to a magnet.
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I think someone made a "dime" out of a cent.
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You are correct dutchlabjm. As lcutler said, the edges have been filed off to pass for a dime.
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Agree, this was deliberately filed down.



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Keep searching!

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The problem is that this would not work in a vending machine. The magnet would grab it and then stop working until it was removed. Foreign change that had a base metal of steel often did this years ago.
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