1956 Lincoln Coin Weight 2.95 Gr - Coin Community Forum

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lainmejia Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 11/06/2020 11:10 pm I have this coin and the weight instead of 3.11 is 2.95, Also it has a Die Chip in number 6. Is The underweight related to something in specific in that year? Edited by lainmejia 11/06/2020 11:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff

merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 01:45 am The 1950s cents were loaded with issues. Your lower weight is still within mint tolerance. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 05:13 am Mint tolerance is +/- .13 grams.On newer cents it is .10 grams. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 09:09 am Close enough for government work. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 1:45 pm That one is one of the broken working hub issues on the bottom of the '6', but has a die chip as you mentioned on the SE part of the '6'. So there is a mild die event (the chip) and the broken bub issue that created the dies with that look of the missing bottom of the device. But there were several examples of this hub event that is seen on the dies that year. (making it not a premium coin, because there were so many examples of this. Report this Post to the Staff
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