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DaytR Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 837 Posts	Posted 10/22/2014 6:15 pm Earlier today I got this thin planchette 2014 penny (on left in images) , the funny thing was I didn`t realize it was odd until the afternoon were on checking it I saw no edge rim and ... the mystery deepened ! While flipping it round I was struck by how thin it was (it`s a true true thin-pot) (see image below, thin penny on top) The diameter of the coin in question is the same as that of the control sample 2014 penny I used for comparison .... Report this Post to the Staff

augsburger Pillar of the Community Germany 1063 Posts	Posted 10/23/2014 4:16 pm Could it be that someone has taken the raised edge part off? It looks tampered with to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Tryna Pillar of the Community United States 937 Posts	Posted 10/24/2014 09:12 am I am not sure you have something to be excited about. At least with US cents it is common for the edges to be noticably thinner or thicker. It has more to do with how well the rim strikes up than the actual thickness of the planchet I think. I did not see where you posted a meausered thickness or weight of either coin and my computer is not showing clear enough pictures to make a determination. I hope you found a treasure. Report this Post to the Staff
DaytR Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 837 Posts	Posted 10/24/2014 1:45 pm Quote: I hope you found a treasure Thanks Tryna The whole coin is thinner than the average penny {from my naked eye I would estimate its 35-40% thinner}, unfortunately I dont have scales to measure its weight . Interestingly enough unlike the US pennies, our pennies here dont usually have unusual thicker or thinnner edges (at least those that make it out of the mint), I check all pennies I get Regarding tampering I have checked the coin thoroughly and discounted chemicals like acid . Given that these pennies are copper plated steel if someone had taken the raised edge off that would have resulted in the wearing or complete removal of the copper plating around the edge since these coins only have a 25 micron copper plating ... The color of the coin is due to circulation and possibly coming into contact with a wet surface recently . The lettering around the edges is weak and on closer examination it (the edge & rim) showed no abrasions or signs of physical tampering unless there is some other possible type of tampering that leaves smotth edges? Interestingly enough on the subject of 2014 coins especially pennies , many have weird colorations, dark toned circles and some have spots reminiscent of freckles I have seen this with a lot of 2014 pennies and some 2p`s freshly delivered from th armored truck ......I have wondered about the conditions they were stored in after being struck.... Edited by DaytR 10/24/2014 1:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HawkHybrid Valued Member United Kingdom 183 Posts	Posted 10/28/2014 08:58 am I vote weigh it. HH Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 10/28/2014 10:28 am I've noticed that some of our current coins have higher rims than others of the same denomination and date. I'm wondering if they difference is in the blanks - are they coming from different sources - as happened with Queen Victoria's early bun pennies ? Edited by Pertinax 10/28/2014 10:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
Paulsz Pillar of the Community Canada 2187 Posts	Posted 11/03/2014 11:59 am I've heard acid makes it a lot thinner. So that might be it. But the fact that the rim alone looks like its unusually thin compared to the rest of the coin, maybe its not acid. Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 11/03/2014 12:59 pm I doubt it's acid or ground down because the copper will be gone. It's just plating. DaytR, can you take a better picture of the thin coin? Report this Post to the Staff
DaytR Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 837 Posts	Posted 11/04/2014 2:43 pm Hi Slur , yes I can try. I will post the pictures shortly .... Report this Post to the Staff
DaytR Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 837 Posts	Posted 11/04/2014 4:22 pm Yesterday and today I have been a bit distracted and too excited by many events ..... anyway after calming down a bit here they are to try and show how thin the penny is here is a side view (the thin penny is on top of a normal 2014 penny) Hope that helps to visualize Report this Post to the Staff
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