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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll pile on for better pictures, especially of the edge. I suspect it may be in a bezel.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I agree with lcutler.
Being in a bezel would account for the magnetic reading and the extra weight.
Better pictures would verify this.
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New Member
 United States
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This coin weighs 4.3 grams come up as a 5¢ on metal detector as thick as a nickel what do you think?   |
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Moderator
 United States
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@123, first welcome to CCF. Second, can you please get us a weight and diameter for this coin? Thx.
"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
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New Member
United States
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It weighs 4.3 grams it as round as a penny and as thick as a nickel
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Moderator
United States
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Duplicate topics merged.  |
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Moderator
United States
96514 Posts |
I'll be going with the bezel theory also.
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New Member
United States
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What if the whole sheet of nickel was stamped into penny planchet s then it would fit into the penny hopper
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New Member
United States
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I did not say it is magnetic I said it read on metal detector 5¢ and it is non magnetic
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What if the whole sheet of nickel was stamped into penny planchet s then it would fit into the penny hopper I realize sometimes the Mints quality control is a bit weak but not that weak!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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The cent planchets are made at a separate manufacturer outside
of the mint. There is no way for nickel stock to be anywhere near there.
Your grasping at straws here.
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08/01/2025 06:19 am
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Moderator
United States
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JimmyD has a good point, the cent planchets are outsourced to a private company that creates and then plates the zinc planchets.
My only thought here is, are the blanks run through an upsetting mill before or after they get the copper plating?
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Moderator
United States
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The cent planchets are made at a separate manufacturer outside of the mint.  Quarters on dime stock, half dollars on quarter stock, etc. All quite possible, as the clad coils from which the blanks are punched come from the same place. Nickels and cents are different. Especially cents, since the blanks come for Artazn (f.k.a. Jarden Zinc Products). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Presuming your weight is correct, this could be a cent struck on a planchet derived from rolled-thick zinc stock. Alternatively, it could be a cent struck on a zinc planchet with an unusually thick layer of copper plating.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Moderator
United States
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Interesting. I suppose I overestimated quality control at Artazn.  |
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