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CPC2013 Valued Member Canada 377 Posts	Posted 11/06/2013 01:00 am Note the dates on theses two coins on is fatter than the other . Report this Post to the Staff

kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 11/06/2013 12:08 pm I think it's just due to the wear. Look at the letters in CANADA. Same situation. Report this Post to the Staff
wert Rest in Peace 1988 Posts	Posted 11/06/2013 12:34 pm Take a picture of one coin on top of each other, so we can see the edges. Report this Post to the Staff
eddio Pillar of the Community Canada 1330 Posts	Posted 11/06/2013 9:08 pm i have gone through this with some of my coins,kanga is right its due to year everything kind of flattens out and expands Report this Post to the Staff
pennysaver Pillar of the Community Canada 937 Posts	Posted 11/06/2013 11:51 pm Copper flattens out easily under normal circulating conditions due to its relative softness. I once did run across another reference to "large 0" and "small 0" varieties of the 1940 penny, but I've searched hundreds of 1940 pennies since then and haven't found anything conclusive. I think the trick to finding any differences in sizing of the date or inscription is to compare higher grade coins, which don't exhibit any great amount of wear. Your "thin date" coin seems alright, so keep your eyes open CPC, and you may yet find that true "fat date" penny. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 11/07/2013 02:36 am CPC2013 - can you post pics of both obverse's, if its circulation wear all sides should be equal. The bottom pic with the fat date seems to have detached buds as best as I can see. Report this Post to the Staff
CPC2013 Valued Member Canada 377 Posts	Posted 11/07/2013 11:26 am Second one is thin side and third one is fat side . I just noticed on the first pictures I took the KG is missing on the thin one .Looking closer I can see the imprint of KG looks like its worn , yet nothing else is worn as much . Interesting . Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 11/07/2013 2:06 pm Thanks for showing both sides. With the KG missing it dosn't really look like wear maybe the die had some metal stuck in there. As for the fat date perhaps a little bit worn die mixed with circulation wear. Interesting though Iam going to start keeping an eye out for that. Report this Post to the Staff
pennysaver Pillar of the Community Canada 937 Posts	Posted 11/08/2013 11:26 pm I like the missing KG. I'll have to check mine out to see if I have one the same. Report this Post to the Staff
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