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Possible die clash in Bay number #3 on the Reverse and maybe part of his beard in #8? :)
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05/28/2012 4:48 pm
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Jayman how would I know for sure. What would I check for? Thanks.
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They look like they match up...are their marks in the 3rd and 8th bays...here is a cent overlay.
there is a brief discription here and an overlay. The best thing to do would be to google die clash and find some good explainations...
The line in the upper #3 Bay looks like its in the right spot...i am not sure about the #8....its also hard for me to tell with out a zoomed in pic of the questioned area.
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05/28/2012 5:33 pm
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Have you tried the drop test? Drop the coin on to a table top and if it has a thud kind of sound it's zinc and if it has a rind it is copper, maybe. I found a 1983 this morning that weights 2.9g and sounds like zinc. The mint tolerance is +/- .13g. John1  |
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John if The mint tolerance is +/- .13g. Then this coin is 27g over the 2.5g weight and 34g under the 3.11g weight...so wonder what I have here.
I did the drop test and it sounds like a ring. Had hubby and son listen they thought it also sounded like a ring. It wasn't a thud.
Not sure what to do now.
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To verify weight is there somewhere you can take it like a coin shop or the post office or maybe a pharmacy? John1 |
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This coin is fascinating me so much I keep looking at it. Upon further inspection I find this...doubling   Edited by rocktowngal
05/29/2012 07:55 am
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I cannot see anything about this coin that makes it anything but normal. The weight might be a little off, but not enough that it would cause alarm.
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You might also try going to a jewelry store to have it weighed. Also contact Ken Potter or someone like that and see if you could send it to them to look at. It may cost you a few dollars to have it done but it is a lot less then sending it to a TPG that would cost around $50. Good luck researching this one, I hope it turns out to be copper even though it's a long shot. John1 |
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I think your scale is on its last leg  Your weights for the 1971 and 2006 and are off enough to make the weight of the 1983 suspect as well. |
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Didn't your scale come with a calibrating weight ?
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 1971 d ? My scale is on! |
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Anyway re weighted it and it is 2.77g
The weight of the other coins are now...2.50 and 3.11 The weights looked accurate for the two control coins (zinc and copper) when it was re-weighed so the weight of the coin in question should be accurate as well. If not a copper planchet, I'm guessing that this being the first full year for the copper-plated zincs you might have a rolled thick zinc core planchet or possibly a heavily plated planchet. The mint was still trying to get everything right in the early years of the copper-plated zinc cents. Instead of sending it off you can see if someone locally can do an XRF analysis (X-ray fluorescence analysis) on it. This is a non-destructive way to tell what the metal composition is of a coin. Here is link for those not familiar with XRF analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_fluorescencePlaces that may have a tester include jewelry stores, pawnshops, scrap metal yards or maybe even a research facility. Best of luck and hope you have a winner. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
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