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angelas1193 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 9:15 pm * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * I found a 1998 silver penny..Its very unusual looking..Its the size of a dime..its weighs 2.2 grams..It has no rim on it like a normal penny does...I work with money and noticed it right off due to its strangeness..Does anyone have any info on this coin or how rare it is? My Main question could it be worth something.. Report this Post to the Staff

brenpickle Pillar of the Community United States 836 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 9:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
murrellington Pillar of the Community United States 3276 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 9:22 pm Yeah we would need pictures. Unless someone messed with the coin, first thing that comes to mind is that is was a cent struck on a dime planchet. And yes this would have some value, but we'd need pictures to confirm it. Report this Post to the Staff
jedichef Pillar of the Community United States 781 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 9:22 pm without pics, it might possibly be a cent on a dime planchet, but of course, we need pics. Report this Post to the Staff
td5173 Pillar of the Community United States 565 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 9:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
angelas1193 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 9:52 pm I cant get the pictures to upload..I will keep on trying.. Report this Post to the Staff
FOTD Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 10:11 pm have a photo bucket or flicker account? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 10:25 pm Without pictures, my first suspicion is that it has been rubbed with mercury. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 10:58 pm Sorry, we cannot help without pics. Do you have a scanner available? Report this Post to the Staff
bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 11:21 pm is there any copper showing on the edge like a dime? Report this Post to the Staff
angelas1193 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 11:46 pm I got the picture on photobucket...angelas1193..I just could not get them posted here...It kept on telling me that the site was under construction..I hope this helps.. Report this Post to the Staff
angelas1193 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 11:58 pm Yes..you can see some slight copper color on the edge..although..the edge is very thin...its not even as thick as a normal penny..it appears to be thinner than a dime.. Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 12:23 am Can you post a link to the photobucket? Report this Post to the Staff
jedichef Pillar of the Community United States 781 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 12:29 am here's angelas1193's pics. I gotta say, I'm impressed. send it in to get authenticated! Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 12:48 am I don't know if I could 100% exclude the possibility of it being a cent that has lost its copper jacket by being soaked in acid or something, but if I had to bet, I'd say it's a genuine wrong-planchet error. If authentic, it would be worth a few hundred dollars. Report this Post to the Staff
specksynder Pillar of the Community United States 1080 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 12:56 am look at the edge -- does it have a copper center? Report this Post to the Staff
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