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Hello everyone, I'm also new to the forum. So please bare with me. I have a 1942 Wheat penny that is circulated and weighs 3.30 grams. The thickness when compared to another 1942 Wheat penny is the same. Although, the other 1942 penny weighs 3.07 grams. I'm thinking it probably weighs a tad bit more because of the wear. Please let me know what your thoughts are and thank you for your time |
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Should I post pictures in order to get a response....or? :)
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Should I post pictures in order to get a response Yes - without a picture there is really no way to help you!! |
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Thank you Mark. I will do so. I will try to get a clear picture of the weight on a scale and pictures of overs and reverse of the coin. Again, thank you!
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Have you weighed other coins to know your scale is accurate? the coin appears to be a little dirty, so that may account for the additional .19 grams
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Yes. I weighed other coins previously. I also calibrated this one before I weighed it once more. I took a cotton with alcohol and "lightly" cleaned the surface for oil and such. But, other then this the dark shades are not dirt, but seems to be with the metal itself. Although, the green along the front facial area seems to be oxidation. I'm trying to describe it the best way I can Mark, so bare with me.
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Sorry about that Fuzzy! Long day....
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It's interesting. Being that much overweight, I would expect it to be visibly thicker. Also, when I've weighed cents with extreme gunk build-up, none approached being nearly 0.2g overweight that I can recall. Actually, most weighed normally.   In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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I was also thinking a thicker metal myself, but as I reviewed it under a microscope, I found that the dark shades were not dirt but with the metal itself. The green along the face line is oxidation. I really don't know what to think about this one. |
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I'm fairly sure that the tolerances for planchets ran 3.0-3.3gr in that era. Metallurgy back then had wide variances for combined metals, it would take very little for there to be a higher ratio of copper/tin/manganese in that rolled plate stock it came from. today's coins have a tighter ratio.  |
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I suspect you are right Crazy. This would probably explain the dark areas in the coin itself, maybe being a copper/tin/manganese showing through. Although, with the weight being this high in scale and there is wear on the coin, we could also assume the weighed being slightly over 3.30 grams? If you notice both coins together have a different wear to them. Even if the coin was over 3.30 grams is this also considered a "tolerances for planchets ran 3.0-3.3g"? I'm just wanting to educate myself with more knowledge Crazy. :)
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The wear on a coin, unless drastic enough to "slick" it, just takes basically the higher details (letters, Bust detail, rim) which as Spruett001 pointed out detracts a slight amount of total weight. I am supposing that since this is a '42 cent, there just may have been changes made to the stock later in the year(think reason for 43 steelies) because of the war. BTW, have you checked to see if magnetic? Edited by Crazyb0
06/16/2017 10:51 pm
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It is slightly overweight Maximum weight with tolerance is 3.24 grams so it is about .05 grams overweight.
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So the question here is, would it be worth sending it in to get it graded?  |
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Posted 06/16/2017 4:42 pm
