Good Evening- Have You Heard Of A 1944 S Wheat Penny Coming In Underweight

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Bigred72 Valued Member United States 121 Posts	Posted 01/13/2019 6:39 pm Good evening- Have you heard of a 1944 S coming in underweight- 2.85 grams. I've triple checked the weight. Did some research and it's not steel. It's not magnetic. I saw a video that 1943 and 1944 were considered transitional and some coins were made of spent ammunition cartridges. Any recommendations? * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 01/13/2019 6:45 pm Without pictures my only guesses would be metal loss due to circulation wear or damage, or an underweight planchet at the Mint. Correct weight for an uncirculated coin is 3.11 grams so 2.85 is definitely on the light side. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
Bigred72 Valued Member United States 121 Posts	Posted 01/13/2019 7:01 pm Here are some photos- hopes this may help understand why underweight Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/13/2019 7:37 pm I moved your post to the appropriate section for the proper attention. Please review the forum section descriptions, so posts are made in the correct section. Report this Post to the Staff
Bigred72 Valued Member United States 121 Posts	Posted 01/13/2019 9:38 pm I apologize. I thought I selected the correct forum. Was anyone able to take a look at my post? Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 01/13/2019 9:39 pm Original mint tolerance for this coin was: 2.98 to 3.24 grams. Your coin exhibits significant wear that could account for a weight loss of several percentage points. 2.85 grams, while certainly light, is not out of the ordinary based on the above facts. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 01/13/2019 9:42 pm And yes, the composition of 1944 through 1946 Lincoln cents is sometimes referred to as "shell-case brass". Weight and tolerance were the same as standard bronze cents. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
Bigred72 Valued Member United States 121 Posts	Posted 01/13/2019 9:54 pm Thank you. Wondering if it's unique enough for a collector to be interested. Thanks for your time Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/14/2019 08:30 am I normally assume a coin has to be out of tolerance by about .4 grams or more before there is any real collector interest. So it would have to be close to 2.5 grams(and not damaged, there are too many acid soaked coins out there) to have a chance. Report this Post to the Staff
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