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Edited by kevinc
05/05/2013 3:28 pm
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You should post pictures.
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Rest in Peace
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yes trying to post a few more
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Kevinc...The coin on the left is 6.82% bigger that the normal penny on the right...It does not look like a nickel planchant...Maybe, other more knowledgeable people than myself can give you more details as to what you have there...WERT
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05/05/2013 5:14 pm
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wert,can your software determine if the design elements are actually larger on the gray coin?
Or is the difference in size only at the cicumference?
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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New Member
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thx wert for the info every little bit helps figure out what this coin is
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Could this be a Texas penny? Wrapped in leather and hammered. Makes it slightly larger and loses the copper plating.
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it looks like a canadian penny
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DBM, and KevincIf you look at the necklace of the Queen on both coins, it looks as though the normal penny's relief is higher than the gray coin...See the arrows... 
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Looks like zinc in colour, but it is not broadstruck (which it would have to be, if struck without the collar die). For a larger planchet to be struck in the 1-cent striking chamber, the collar dies would have to be dis-engaged. I too, suspect a post-mint removal of the plating by hammering. What does the rim look like?
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the rim pictures show a copper colored coin. What does the rim look like on the gray coin?
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the rim is copper colour and the rest is grey
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Posted 05/05/2013 2:58 pm
