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rikcando Valued Member Canada 287 Posts	Posted 12/15/2009 11:38 pm Anyone here have any idea how and/or why this penny is so thin? It belongs to a friend and I was considering purchasing it, but I've no idea what it might even be worth. Any thoughts on a fair price would be helpful too. Thank in advance to all. Report this Post to the Staff

DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 12/15/2009 11:51 pm I suspect this coin has been eaten away by acid. Looking at the obverse, I see raise lines caused by the acid working on the grain of the planchet. Just one opinion--let's see what others say. Report this Post to the Staff
rikcando Valued Member Canada 287 Posts	Posted 12/15/2009 11:56 pm Was thinking it may be a thin planchet at the end of the roll of copper. Any chance of that. Report this Post to the Staff
RFB Pillar of the Community United States 532 Posts	Posted 12/16/2009 12:07 am It is always surprising how evenly the erosion happens to coins. My money is on it has spent some time at one point sitting in some wet leaves or in a storm drain or similar situation causing the erosion. Always cool to find, but they do not bring any premium outside the basic cool factor of it being an example of the process. Post mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/16/2009 01:08 am Quote: Was thinking it may be a thin planchet at the end of the roll of copper. Any chance of that. No chance at all. Notice the complete lack of a rim, not only is the coin thin but the diameter is smaller as well and the rim is gone. That only happens when the coin gets a nice soak in something acidic. Even a bath in a glass of Coke will do that, it does not need to be a strong acid. Only worth face value since it is post-mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
rikcando Valued Member Canada 287 Posts	Posted 12/16/2009 01:34 am Thank you all for your informative replies. Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 01/04/2010 6:34 pm I have one similiar. Report this Post to the Staff
TroyMosher Valued Member Canada 90 Posts	Posted 07/14/2010 11:36 pm I dug up a 44 near a beach, same thing Report this Post to the Staff
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