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New Member
United States
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I found it in a nickel roll. The penny is fairly flat with a thick ridge. Is not quite round. And appears to be made of tin?  *** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! *** |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6552 Posts |
Guessing you are talking about the 1999D
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21608 Posts |
 A Texas Cent. Not tin, that is the zinc core of a 1999 cent with the copper plating removed. |
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New Member
 United States
15 Posts |
Thx guys! I'm assuming it got stamped as a softer metal hence the deformity? Its nearly twice as large as a regular cent.
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Moderator
United States
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Yes a Texas Cent. A fun find, although you've lost 4¢ on the transaction.  Added: To make a Texas Cent, you take a normal one, sandwich it between two layers of leather, and then hammer it until it gradually gets larger and thinner. Being thinner it is more easily bent. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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New Member
United States
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I was wondering how it could have retained all of its detail from the stamp. Now I know. Thank you.
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:To make a Texas Cent, you take a normal one, sandwich it between two layers of leather, and then hammer it until it gradually gets larger and thinner. Being thinner it is more easily bent And in the hammering and the zinc stretching. The thin copper plating falls off - thus the large zinc cent |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've heard they put the original coin between two pieces of leather then pound it out, thus keeping the details and having a "Texas sized" stretched out coin. These are unique but don't demand much of a premium I'm afraid. Nice find nonetheless!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The stretching of the coin, makes the plating fall off the coin. Thus the naked zinc look on these cents.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 to the CCF! |
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New Member
United States
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Kindof a silly thing to do to a coin.. I was pretty dumfounded for a min though.
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Posted 04/23/2021 3:38 pm
