Strange Nickel Sized 1987 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC

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ChangeFinds1997 Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 01/06/2018 01:28 am A very strange cent I dug from the ground a few years ago has bazzled me for years. I took it to several dealers and they have no idea what it is and think its possibly play money of some sort. Its exactly the same size as a nickel and it has a pourous appearance to it like it may have been heated up. I don't think it was flattened as the coin's details aren't stretched out in anyway and looks like it was a normal cent. It appears zinc or some sort of cheap metal but I have no idea. Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 01/06/2018 01:39 am 2.5gr? Weight of a stinkin zinkin as to size, corrosion possibly but it doesn't look smashed to be that much alrger, what is diameter as compared to a cent? Report this Post to the Staff
ChangeFinds1997 Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 01/06/2018 01:48 am It appears larger when compared to a beater zincoln I found on the sidewalk earlier. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 01/06/2018 01:58 am , if its correct weight, then I really don't know. Find that out. Report this Post to the Staff
ChangeFinds1997 Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 01/06/2018 02:05 am Its just a normal Lincoln. It weights 2.49g on the scale but I seen a similar cent on another site and its called a Texas Cent which is created by putting a cent between two pieces of leather and using a mallet. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 01/06/2018 02:21 am Quote: its called a texas cent It may be just that. The only other option in my mind is a centered broadstrike, but it doesn't look like that. I will someday make a " Texas Cent". 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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/06/2018 04:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 01/06/2018 05:09 am Maybe if I put it on the forehead of one grandson and have the other run headlong, full-force... Well, I can dream, can't I! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/06/2018 11:19 am With my grandsons it wouldn't take much encouragement, if any! Report this Post to the Staff
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