1887 Indian Head Cent, Need Help - Coin Community Forum

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robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 04/17/2014 8:02 pm I've had this coin in an NNC holder for years (it came like that). For years, I've wondered, off center or Broadstruck? I broke it out of the slab, and noticed a couple things. First, the coin is the same diameter as a regular Indian Head cent. Second, the coin was much thinner than it should be. I took it to work and found that it weighs 2.75 (plus or minus 0.01) grams. So the question is, what exactly happened here? Report this Post to the Staff

zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 04/17/2014 8:16 pm Off-center. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 04/17/2014 8:19 pm so 5% off center on a thin planchet? Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 04/17/2014 8:49 pm That's what it looks like to me. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 04/17/2014 10:02 pm How do thin planchets make it into the mint? Like, was there a whole lot of the same sized planchets? Report this Post to the Staff
RedRaider Pillar of the Community United States 1021 Posts	Posted 04/18/2014 1:27 pm I tend to think off center on a tapered planchet. with a tapered planchet, the details would have been weaker on the thinner side. This coin is well circulated, wearing down the details on the thinner part of the coin even more. Nice example of an indian head error! Report this Post to the Staff
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