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Valued Member
United States
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Hello Coin Community! I have a 1929 Wheat penny that looks like it has sustained severe PMD, but upon closer inspection there are a couple signs that could say otherwise. I hope you will be able to see what is going on in the image, as I will have a difficult time trying to describe what has happened to this coin. First off, the middle of the coin, between the two lines is slightly thicker and taller than the rest of the coin, also the rims at the top and bottom are thicker. The lines also appear to be a point where the metal is trying to peel from the surface, especially behind Lincolns shoulder. The reverse shows no major signs of PMD, but thicker rims are visible at the top and bottom. This coin is strange and any insight would be greatly appreciated!   |
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Valued Member
United States
398 Posts |
Very interesting but unfortunately I have no clue and have never seen anyone close and I've searched a lot of cents!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
Yikes... Yeah, I'm gunna say PMD for sure. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
 The significant circulation wear makes it a tough call but I believe that you have a coin with two large post-strike delaminations. Weighing the coin should confirm it, most likely light by several tenths of a gram. Based on the rims damage seen on the reverse, the laminations may have had some "assistance" in their removal. Laminations can be manually broken off and it typically leaves a curled lip of metal at the edge but extensive circulation would flatten out the curl at the edges. Either way, it is certainly a very striking delamination, nice find  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like lamination . Would be cool if it is. It definitely has had some PMD but check the weight. I really think its lamination |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks for the information! I'll get it weighed as soon as possible to see if there is added or removed material. What's the weight I should be looking for?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a double lamination.
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Valued Member
United States
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I weighed the coin and it came out to 2.56 grams. I also weighed a 1937 cent to compare it with to adjust for scale accuracy, which came out to 3.00 grams. The mint specifies a weight of 3.11 grams for these cents. Regardless there is roughly 0.44 grams difference between the coins I weighed. This would suggest a significant amount of material had been removed. I still don't know if that proves a de-lamination or not. Or knowing if it is an error or if it was intentionally altered.
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Posted 01/07/2016 6:40 pm
