1859 1 Cent - Thin Planchet? - Coin Community Forum

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SelectCoinCanada Valued Member Canada 414 Posts	Posted 08/04/2015 11:18 am Hey everyone, I haven't had anything interesting come my way for a while so I thought I would post this for your opinion. I picked up a large lot of pennies at the RCNA a couple weeks ago and finally got around to taking some pictures of this 1859. I'll let the coin speak for itself, someone had AU-55 on the flip but nothing mentioning the odd rims which I noticed right away. Diameter is accurate but it was difficult to get accurate reading on the thickness due to the irregularities on the rim. Also couldn't find my other scale but this coin was consistently 0.1gram less than all the other 1859's I compared it to. Let me know what you think, Report this Post to the Staff

CanadaCoinCollector Valued Member Canada 137 Posts	Posted 08/04/2015 11:37 am Indeed it is nice find If you would like to be certain find the same coin and compare the 2 Report this Post to the Staff
SelectCoinCanada Valued Member Canada 414 Posts	Posted 08/04/2015 11:41 am My pictures that have overlapping coins are for comparison, both are same date and similar grade(AU+). Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5591 Posts	Posted 08/04/2015 2:21 pm It looks to me like a thin blank planchet to start with, but I would think that it was more than .1 g light. Because the planchet was thin, there was not enough metal to flow once stamped/pressed by the dies as it was struck. I would think that .1 g would have been within tolerance for the blanks at the Mint but, if it had the same diameter, then all the coins cut from that sheet (or that section of the rolled sheet) would be the same and more coins exist like it. Report this Post to the Staff
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