1945 Wheat Cent Only Weighs 2.5g...take A Look

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WeBeRolling Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 11:07 am So I was going through some old Wheaties I've had for a while and this was the second to last penny I was putting back after looking at them and I dropped it on the table, it sounded strange, light aluminum almost. So I weighed it with another 45 and it weighs 2.5g Everytime. Ideas? It is non magnetic, doesn't have much of a rim but nice full strike I think. Thanks in advance. The cent in question is the better looking one in the pics on the right, and the top one on the thin comparison. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 11:10 am Struck on a tapered planchet? Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter17 Pillar of the Community United States 1008 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 11:29 am No expert on these, can't help. Report this Post to the Staff
WeBeRolling Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 11:30 am Coinfrog, looks like maybe. I tried to take thickness pictures from both sides and one side seems thinner than the other. Thanks *After closer look it seems to be the same thickness all the way around except for at the date it is slightly thicker. Edited by WeBeRolling 07/22/2020 1:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/22/2020 2:09 pm Rolled think planchet? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/23/2020 01:03 am Rolled thin planchet. Possibly with a slight taper, or the die faces slightly out of parallel. A legitimate mint error, worth a premium but nor a take your wife out to dinner premium. Unless you are planning on McDonalds. Report this Post to the Staff
WeBeRolling Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 07/23/2020 09:53 am Conder101 Mickey D's it is haha. Thanks for the input! Report this Post to the Staff
WeBeRolling Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 07/23/2020 4:19 pm So I may just roll the dice and sent this in to NGC. I've got a credit from my membership anyways and 1945 is a year with at least three known planchet errors for the penny, two from the Netherlands and one from Ethiopian one cent...Whatcha think? Report this Post to the Staff
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