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Possible Broadstrike And Penny Without Copper?

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What do you all think? The penny in question has a noticeable larger diameter than any others...and it doesn't seem to be copper plated.

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I have a similar one that stumped a lot of people.

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I'm going to have to say some sort of weird PMD, but I really have no clue on this one.
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CrAzY..... did you he a verdict on the other one?
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A Texas Cent?
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That is what it is. They press a coin between two pieces of leather and it expands and the plating falls off the coin. (the sure sign that is what happened)
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It is a Texas Penny, several have been posted here over the years.
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Plausible, considering the laws of physics prevent this happening at the Mint.
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Leather huh?

I'll have to try that :p
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