1942 Lincoln Wheat Cent Struck On Ecuador Centavos Planchet? (2.8 Grams)

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SweetCaroline New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 2:31 pm Could this possibly be a 1942 Lincoln Wheat cent struck on a Ecuador centavos planchet? it weighs 2.8 grams and doesn't shine at all. The 1942 cent is in the middle of the other 6 cents in my picture. Wanted you to see the color compared to other Lincoln cents. Thank you for your help in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

SweetCaroline New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 2:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 2:40 pm I am guessing it is environmental damage.https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/194.../1258-5391.s John1 Report this Post to the Staff
SweetCaroline New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 3:05 pm I'm not arguing that it doesn't have environmental damage. Obviously this coin has seen better days. But I have a lot of Lincoln cents. I have looked through thousands of Lincoln cents And this one is definitely different than any Lincoln I have seen. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 3:13 pm @sc, I hear what you are saying about this one being different from other cents you have seen, but I would go with the assumption of chemical/environmental exposure. If you want to really chase this down, you should consider XRF or other nondestructive elemental analysis. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
SweetCaroline New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 3:41 pm I guess I can check the local universities to see if they do that kind of thing. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 4:20 pm Some pawn shops also do it. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
SweetCaroline New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 5:01 pm Thank you John Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95254 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 9:25 pm I am curious as to why it is so under weight... Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/13/2022 04:13 am Corrosion? Started out a bit light? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 02/13/2022 10:20 am This is simply a badly corroded cent. The missing mass is due to the corrosion. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
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