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braves1914 Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 01/25/2009 3:09 pm Here is a 1958 D cent I found while going through $25 worth of rolled cents I got from a bank. The obverse is in good shape but the reverse is blank. I know it is post mint (unfortunately) but any idea what did this? It is thin (about half). Just curious what people think. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/25/2009 3:14 pm It was shaved off. It is were really blank (which can't happen) the rims would be present. With them missing they reverse design was removed. If you weigh it, then it will be under weight. Report this Post to the Staff
ziggy9 Valued Member United States 499 Posts	Posted 01/25/2009 3:46 pm you say it is about half thickness. shave a dime to half thickness and glue the two together you have a variety of " Magician's coin" or novelty coin. This one must have come unglued. Richard Report this Post to the Staff
braves1914 Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 01/25/2009 5:54 pm That's interesting. It is just to bad it is a Wheat cent though. It is amazing at how smooth it is. I think that is what amazed me the most about it. It must of taken a good amount of time to do that to a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 01/25/2009 10:14 pm Going in the direction that Ziggy was moving, cents are also shaved down like this to be fit into a shell made with a nickel. So the coin looks like a cent on one side and a five-cent coin on the other. Still a novelty coin. They sometimes get separated from the other half of the "trick" Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 01/26/2009 09:49 am Many of the 'thinner than normal' cents, whether ground down or acid eaten, are actually attempts to turn cents into dime-size coins for vending machines, parking meters, and pay phones. Report this Post to the Staff
braves1914 Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 01/26/2009 10:49 am Thanks for the input. So, would anybody keep it for a conversation piece or just through it back into circulation? Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 01/26/2009 11:05 am Call me crazy but I like to keep things like that. Maybe you could use it to educate someone or just to look at and impress your friends with you knowledge. Edited by rockdude 01/26/2009 11:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/26/2009 12:14 pm Quote: It must of taken a good amount of time to do that to a coin. Mount it on a metal lathe, remove the back nice and smooth in about 10 seconds. Report this Post to the Staff
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