1951-S Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Thin Planchet?

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scotty11 Pillar of the Community United States 1042 Posts	Posted 04/22/2012 4:58 pm I don't have a weight on this one yet. Hopefully, I'll know tomorrow. I don't think that this one is a "split-before-strike". In hand, it's not very much thinner than other circulated 1951 Lincolns that I have. It does have the sound of a lighter coin when I bounce it on my desk. Report this Post to the Staff

CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 04/22/2012 5:37 pm Looks like Struck Through Grease to me. Report this Post to the Staff
wquinn Pillar of the Community United States 2295 Posts	Posted 04/26/2012 10:55 am Yes, just a nice Greaser. I like to collect them and I bet others do too, so I think they are worth keeping. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/26/2012 11:31 am If it is thin, the weight will reflect that fact and a thinner planchets will have a "tinnier" sound when dropped. I found my 54-D thin planchet when I was sorting a bag of wheaties and dropped it on a wooden desk, I immediately new I had something different when I heard the sound. It doesn't look to be much different from the normal 53-D but there is some weakness and fattening of the rim and the weight is 2.7 grams(42 grains). Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19951 Posts	Posted 04/26/2012 2:25 pm Get the weight! The O in ONE could indicate it's thin because that is directly opposite the shoulder (most metal flow)...maybe it was too thin to fill the die. I wouldn't jump on grease too quickly. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Edited by BadThad 04/26/2012 2:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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1951-S LWC Thin Planchet?