Is This 1951 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC On A Argentina Centavos Planchet ?

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Iwannado Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 03/26/2017 11:02 pm It is approx 18mm x 1mm x 2.06 grams and does not stick to a magnet I read in 1950 Argentina centavos were made with bronze/aluminum and weigh 2.06 and near these specs Edited by Iwannado 03/26/2017 11:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/26/2017 11:14 pm Its been in an acid bath , have a 1953 just like it. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 03/26/2017 11:22 pm or spent a lot of time in the ground and then was cleaned up a little or both. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Iwannado Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 03/26/2017 11:26 pm It lost that much diameter in a acid bath ? It has no pitting it is smooth idk it does fit in with a 1950 5 centavos coin I may send this in to somebody never sent anything in before I'll figure it out and I don't know anything about acid baths or cleaning coins never have done that Edited by Iwannado 03/27/2017 1:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
uruman Pillar of the Community United States 5193 Posts	Posted 03/27/2017 01:08 am with acid bath I have a few of them Report this Post to the Staff
jmkendall Pillar of the Community United States 1590 Posts	Posted 03/27/2017 02:37 am Disagree, no acid bath. Look at the rim...smooth. You don't get damage on the faces but not the edge. Also the chances of the planchet being perfectly circular is problematic with acid. I've owned a certified off planchet coin and it looked pretty much like this. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 03/27/2017 02:59 am Quote: It lost that much diameter in a acid bath ? You're probably talking about less than a millimeter so, yes. If it is off-planchet, what explains the texture? It sure looks like something has eaten away at the metal. Edit: The 1950 Argentina 5 centavos should be 2g flat and 17mm (according to NGC). If that planchet were struck in a collar intended for 19mm U.S. cents, I would expect radial spreading of the metal to fill the void, and that is not present. The 10 centavos is 19mm but should weigh 3g flat so you would have a very underweight Argentinian planchet. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 03/27/2017 03:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 03/27/2017 03:26 am I got tired of editing my previous post. Here's an aluminum-bronze coin from the same era that weighs 3g and is essentially cent-sized: The color is way different (yellow and basically no red). Your first image is near that but the last two tell another story. We'll get to the bottom of this! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 03/27/2017 03:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/27/2017 04:46 am The 1951 looks like acid damage to me also. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 03/27/2017 12:33 pm Has the appearance of acid dip. Side note for Argentina show two year production run at the Philly mint, between 1919 & 1920 no where near 1951. Believe weight is just a coincidence. Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/27/2017 6:09 pm Acid Report this Post to the Staff
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Is This 1951 LWC On A Argentina Centavos Planchet ?