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FordF150 Valued Member United States 243 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 10:42 am I have a 60 D prnny thats as thin as a piece of paper,only a few thousand's of an inch thick .The edge is gone all around from the L in Liberty to the 0 in the date.Lincoln's face is perfect and the memorial is perfect ,you can read "one cent" and the bottom half of"united states of america". It kind of looks like its been put in a press but if it had it would be distorted.Could it be that the blank piece of copper was thin when it was struck? Report this Post to the Staff

Vaslin Pillar of the Community United States 914 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 10:50 am I'd love to see a picture of it! Report this Post to the Staff
FordF150 Valued Member United States 243 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 11:24 am I'll try to take a picture .I know how to e mail pictures but dont know how to send them to this fourm.Is there anyone I could send the pic.to? Report this Post to the Staff
Vaslin Pillar of the Community United States 914 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 12:44 pm http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...g_images.asp Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 12:44 pm quote: Lincoln's face is perfect and the memorial is perfect Can't wait to see pics! If that planchet was that thin at strike, wouldn't the hammer die seriously clash with the opposing? I must admit I don't know how these presses actually work, but maybe a cent fully delaminated upon striking, stuck to the hammer die, which them restruck the delam on the opposing die? Just total guesses here...nobody should take that theory seriously Edited by KurtS 01/08/2008 12:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 3:22 pm Seems like we covered this subject before? https://goccf.com/t/22210 Report this Post to the Staff
Dillon Valued Member United States 240 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 5:47 pm woow! that is crazy! ive never seen a penny that thin before! Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 6:02 pm The likelihood, even without seeing it is that it was dipped in acid. It probably has a "grainy" surface and that is what it would look like after the acid ate away much of the metal. Just a guess. A picture would help. Report this Post to the Staff
FordF150 Valued Member United States 243 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 7:47 pm coop,That picture image 62.33 is just like my coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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