1963 D Lincoln Cent: Thin Planchet?

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coin_obsessed Valued Member United States 90 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 5:44 pm Is this a thin planchet? It weighs 2.12 grams. Thanks for any thoughts! In the pictures with two coins the coin on the left is a normal 1963 D Lincoln Cent. Report this Post to the Staff

smauggie Valued Member United States 271 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 5:49 pm I think the rim has been scraped off somehow. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 5:53 pm It has been damaged. Either environmentally (corrosion) or intentionally with acid. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34464 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 5:56 pm @co, there are several good threads here on acid-treated copper coins. Here is one of the best: http://goccf.com/t/265462 That is what I suspect you have with your coin. "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
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 6:02 pm Chemically eroded, not an error. Fuzzy devices plus the lack of a rim are key indicators for that type of damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 6:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coin_obsessed Valued Member United States 90 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 7:14 pm Thank you guys for all the help! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75760 Posts	Posted 07/18/2017 11:18 pm PMD. It was a acid job. It took a acid bath and that's why it looks that way. Keep looking though. :) Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
koinpro Pillar of the Community United States 1781 Posts	Posted 07/19/2017 9:43 pm Caused by the coin being in an corrosive environment. Report this Post to the Staff
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