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Help With 1956 Wheat Penny

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Hi first time here. I found a 1956 Wheat penny that weighs 2.5 and all the rest weigh 3.1 Does anyone know why? Thank you
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to CCF. We need to see photos of it please.
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Depends on lots of things. Is it worn so much it may have just lost weight? It would help a lot if you could post a photo of that coin.
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Pics please!



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Been trying to take pics will send as so as I can. Thanks so much.
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Welcome to the Forum!
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection:
http://goccf.com/t/303507
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I hope it worked
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It looks to me like it has been in something acidic. That would explain the lost weight.
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with the
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Thank you all so much.
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To the Forum.
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Your coin did not suffer from extreme wear . with John who agreed with the Frog .
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to the CCF~!!

and with all the agree-rs.
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