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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I went to see my "gold guy" to look through his coins before he scraps for the week. In the bin were 2 wheaties in very old 2x2's that said "silver cent made from a dime blank". It was written in cursive and looked like it was written a long time ago. The staples holding the yellowed flip shut were the old style thick staples and were actually rusted. Both coins in each flip were identical and said 1942. At first I thought maybe they were some sort of early experimental steel cents. I took them out of their flips and tested them with a magnet and they did not stick. I then weighed a Mercury dime and then each coin. 2.5 grams - a match! I then did the drop test and each coin rang true to the silver ding. Well, my "gold guy" only allowed me to purchase one of the coins as he told me "this might be a home run and I want to get it checked out". Check it out. I believe it to be the real deal, a 1942 wheatie die struck on a 90% silver blank intended to be made into a Mercury dime. What do you think?   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Valued Member
United States
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Odder things have happened. You may very well have found a rare variety. The fact the coin weighs the same as a silver dime is pretty strong evidence. The missing rim on the top of the reverse is another signal to this complete and total amateur. What's your next step? It would probably be worth it to me to have a TPG render an opinion. I'm a fan of PCGS so that would be my choice. At any rate, please keep us informed. And by the way, good score. |
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Valued Member
United States
366 Posts |
Are the images accurate in color?
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Moderator
 United States
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Off-metal strikes do happen on occasion and there are many documented examples of them. As you know a copper 1942 LWC should weigh 3.1g ... so your actual weight of 2.5g and the obvious smaller diameter of the coin are hopeful indicators that you might indeed have an off-metal example. There are of course specific nondestructive tests that can be made to confirm if this is indeed what you hope for ... and in that spirit ... This coin will get better visibility by the 'error/variety' experts in a related but different forum ... I'll suggest it be moved there for additional positive discussion. I'm hopeful that you have indeed found a rare winner.  David |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
A fellow new member just recently joined asking about a Canadian nickel struck on a penny planchet. Within an hour of listing it on ebay the bids are close to $200.00 See "1999 penny? Nickel?" In Canadian variety and error coin forums. |
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Valued Member
Canada
156 Posts |
That looks to be a great find.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
I like what I'm seeing--obviously not enough metal to fully strike up the cent. Perhaps Mike Diamond will chime in?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
What I see so far looks good. I would say the next step is a specific gravity test. It should come in at around 10.3 (A copper cent is around 8.9) anything close to that and I'd say you have a winner. Cents get struck on dime planchet pretty much every year, but not a lot of them and not a lot get out. Not surprisingly the most common year for cents on dime planchets is 1943. Any other year they tend to stand out because of their color. It is not a variety, it is an error.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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the way the design flows off the edge a little makes me think it definitely could be a dime planchet instead of a cent planchet as dimes are smaller. From the pictures I would say chances are good in your favor
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Moderator
United States
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jerseyben, I think you should PM Mike Diamond. Keep us updated on this one please. John1  |
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