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New Member
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Hello,  I have been coin roll hunting for about a year and have only ever found a silver Kennedy half dollar and a few wheat cents. That change a week ago when I change in 5 bucks for pennies and received back all rolls of wheat cents from 1909 to 1958 but of course missing all the key dates :). Found this coin in the group any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I believe I have a strikethrough but after searching for about a week online I have come up empty handed for comparisons.(probably not looking in correct spot)   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice find. Possibly an old de-lamination?  to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19202 Posts |
Nice find. Agree, could be a delamination from long ago, with many years of circulation to soften things out. Too, it could be a strike through--and softened through circulation.
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Moderator
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice find. |
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New Member
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Awesome thank you for the quick reply's.
I took closer look with 20x loop and it appears to be both I can see a small section of delamination around the faint N in ONE and faint lines like grain throughout the rest.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the Community. Nice find. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What is the weight of the coin? To me it doesn't look like a lamination. On a lamination we should see a ghost image where it could have peeled off the reverse. There is none. It looks ,ore like a struck through, or damage to the coin. If it was pressed into the coin, there would be a push out on the opposite side of the coin?  Here is where the overlay would show on the opposite side of the coin where it would be affected on the coat. But not seeing a push out there. So I'm not sure which it is? Either a struck through debris or PSD on that area. Note the top of the reverse, near the rim? IS that edge bent, or is the edge straight on that area? The answer might be more of a clue? |
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New Member
United States
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On the scale I have it changes between 3 and 4 grams.(have new scale on order should be here today)
I weighed a number of my wheat cents and they all read the same except for ones very worn are 3g and flash 2g.
With both 10x and 20x magnification you can see the N in ONE and BU in pluribus.
The diameter is 18.97mm to 19.00mm. The thickness is 1.42mm to 1.47mm.
The diameter ranges is the same on my other cents and the thickness goes from 1.20mm(very worn) to 1.65mm(on slightly worn 1958)
I would think if this was damage the coin would be warped in some way?
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New Member
United States
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This coin weights 3.12 grams.
If you need anything else please let me know.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree, a damaged cent. When, where, how? Who knows?  to the CCF! |
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United States
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Well with the coin weighing juuust over the normal average weight, I would have to say that the dent is not a detached lamination. maybe a strike through and worn over the years of tending to its business
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with Dearborn, especially since the area opposite the strikethrough isn't damaged and the weight is almost normal.
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Posted 09/10/2021 11:42 am
