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RainEdey Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 8:45 pm This penny weighs 2.8 and I think it is a small cent! Not sure .. Can any one tell me why it would only weight 2.8 g Report this Post to the Staff

Pete41 Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 8:59 pm Large Date. The loop of the 9 points below the tail of the 7. Not sure about the weight but suspect wear. Take a look at the link for small large date info and photos http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/l...lldates.html Report this Post to the Staff
chipjones Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 9:01 pm i dont know about the weight but it is a large date. the 7 goes past the 0. if you look down the post you will find the one I put on here today. and theres a link that helps alot. Report this Post to the Staff
RainEdey Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 9:07 pm Its much thinner than a regular penny and makes a ringing sound when I dropped it but not magnetic so I was curious Report this Post to the Staff
Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 9:07 pm The coin looks like it has chemical damage (maybe environmental damage or both). It could be that the coin lost mass through a corrosive etch. It may be thinner as a result too and it could have started off on the lighter side of the weight spec. Report this Post to the Staff
RainEdey Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 9:09 pm Thank you for the link I see now the nine pointing. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 9:40 pm About half way down this page: http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/m...laneous.html you can see some other examples of coins with similar damage. Report this Post to the Staff
RainEdey Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/03/2015 9:56 pm Yes your right looks just like it thank you Report this Post to the Staff
VRM2017 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 05:42 am I have a 1970 S as well that weighs 2.7 grams large date and itsbin XF condition. I thought It may be a Philadelphia coin planchet mint error due to the weight. Report this Post to the Staff
VRM2017 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 05:44 am Sorry typo not Philadelphia I meant Philapeans coinage Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 05:53 am VRM, Instead of posting a correction, please read this CCF FAQ about editing your post the next time: https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/faq.asp#edit Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7514 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 10:47 am I agree with large date and environmental damage.It could have most likely been struck on a slightly underweight Plan. and over time has some additional weight due to wear and tear and damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74624 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 12:18 pm With that statement. Slightly underweight Planchet and loss more weight to to wear. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/25/2017 1:31 pm Looks like an acid dipped coin to me. Altered. PSD Report this Post to the Staff
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