Opinions Please - 1963 1 Cent Small Planchet

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robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 12/11/2015 5:44 pm Hey everyone. I need opinions please! I have this 1 cent that I purchased as part of a lot. It was labeled as "struck on split planchet". I don't have the weight so don't ask. I have a scale coming for Christmas so I will add the weight to this thread on Dec 25th. Lol I think this might be an acid penny. It is thinner than normal(thinner could be split planchet). It is a smaller diameter than normal (not likely a split planchet because of the diameter). I don't think it is struck on a foreign planchet because I can't find any references to foreign coins struck at RCM in 1963. So my conclusion is an acid penny. But it doesn't appear mushy or rippled like other acid pennies I have seen. So what do you all think? Thanks in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 12/11/2015 5:49 pm The devices and rim have the look of an acid coin (as you said, except for the lack of that wavy look), but I've not seen enough split planchet coins to know how they look. Report this Post to the Staff
Alan Pillar of the Community Canada 1463 Posts	Posted 12/11/2015 7:13 pm In my opinion what you got there is an acid treated penny. The tells are in the date and all devices, the devices have shrunken proportionately. Look at "1 cent" on the 63 vs the "1 cent" on the 1962. As well compare the "196" in the dates. You're going to want to return that one. I hope you didn't pay too much for it. Just my opinion, do what you feel you must. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 12/12/2015 12:51 am I don't see how you're going to take 30% off the thickness of the coin with acid and still leave that much detail, but I have no idea what acid does to a coin. What I noticed first is how toothy the denticles are on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
Zimmy Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 12/12/2015 07:28 am Definitely acid.....most notable are the mushy denticles and slight waviness in the lettering. Acid has a tendency to reduce the thickness of the planchet while leaving the design relatively clear. As I have mentioned before on this forum, these acid treated coins have plagued our error hobby almost as much as the fake errors created by squeezing two coins together, such as in a vise. Report this Post to the Staff
robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 12/12/2015 09:37 am Thanks for your replies. It is returnable because I bought it from a local dealer that I have dealt with before plus the holder clearly states that it is struck on a split planchet. Cheers! Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5394 Posts	Posted 12/12/2015 10:34 am On Acid. Report this Post to the Staff
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