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New Member
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Hi! I'm new here and just saw your post. Strange things happen with pennies. I have a 1924 Lincoln Wheat penny that weighs 2.7gr. I'm trying to decide if it's worth having graded as an Error Coin as I also can find no logical answer! I'm sure there's more "Numistic Anomalies" our there that someone will come across again. It just happens by chance I suppose. I was weighing 1944's looking for a steel cent that may not appear to have that silver look and just happened to put this one on my scale, saw the 2.7 weight, only to find when I double checked the date that it was a 1924 not a 1944!! I misread it! What's the odds of that! Anyway, just wanted to touch base and even though it's been a while since your post here, I hope you made some BIG BUCKS on yours!! Belladonna *** Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. ***
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Moderator
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 I split your post to its own thread.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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 pics are needed. |
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Rest in Peace
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Don't know what coin you referred to since the Fuzz moved ya. First of all, Second, we'd need to see some pix to get an idea of what you may have. If it is underweight, IT AIN'T A BIG DEAL! and please DON'T "send 'er in", because I will tell right off the bat, it's not a mint error or one of worth. Coin can be under weight from many reasons, acid eaten, damage/wear, thin rolled stock (which is an anomaly but not an error). The only error it may be is a split planchet or heavy lamination issue where there really is metal missing. This would be instantly seen by the loss of details within the design elements. An since you're new, I'll give ya one of my canned answers...for free   BTW, did you know that the substance belladona is a poison?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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To CCF! We'll need to pictures. Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is either rolled thin or due to wear. If you are wondering about a possible (except impossible) steel planchet, put a magnet to it. Pics, as mentioned, would help!  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
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Bedrock of the Community
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Or circulation wear has reduced the thickness of the coin, or dipped in acid and the weight is reduced. If your coin is either of my suggestions, you could spend up to $40 for a coin that is worth 1-3 cents. (If damaged/altered/polished/sanded)
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New Member
 United States
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Hello again
Thank you to whomever has posted some valuable info so far without my having uploaded pictures! I've spent the better part of my free time since my post trying to upload them ( using my 3yr old iPhone only).
Today I finally got them uploaded but still trying to understand how to cut and paste here. Instructions tell me to use the code of numbers at the bottom of the picture but all there is there is "copy to clipboard". There is quite a few symbols and numbers under the picture but they didn't help as I can't figure out (which) of all of them to use.
Anyway, thanks for bearing with me until I get a pc or laptop! Or until I I smarten up!! Bella
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