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tfinch1982 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 03/04/2019 01:34 am Edited by tfinch1982 03/04/2019 11:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/04/2019 04:49 am Better pics and properly rotates please. Also reverse side. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Panther Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 03/04/2019 1:19 pm Please also show another coin on the scale reading 3.2 or above for a decent copper LWC. Dan Report this Post to the Staff
seanqueue Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 03/05/2019 12:08 pm Any chance you can check the diameter of your coin, at least as compared to a normal cent? I did a little research and found that in 1941 the Philly Mint struck Half Cent coins for Liberia. The planchets were composed of 75% copper / 25% nickel, had a diameter of 18mm, and weighed 2.5g. Based on your images, I think there is a small but non-zero chance you have an off metal error. A more likely and mundane explanation is that the weight is a combination of a rolled thin planchet and heavy circulation wear. In that era, weight variations of +/-10% are not uncommon. Sean Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7516 Posts	Posted 03/05/2019 1:12 pm It may have been struck on a thin planchet as there are no visible signs of damage that could take away the weight. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74707 Posts	Posted 03/05/2019 2:03 pm Maybe a Rolled Thin Planchet? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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