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kook_ds Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 09/03/2022 11:45 pm Hey all; found this 1972 penny that just doesn't look right. The rim is really thick and looks to me to be a little off center. Can someone tell me what is going on with this coin? Report this Post to the Staff

CentSeeker Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 09/03/2022 11:52 pm Neat! I recall learning something about "caps" but not sure. Report this Post to the Staff
CentSeeker Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 09/03/2022 11:52 pm Hey, how much does it weigh? Report this Post to the Staff
kook_ds Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 09/04/2022 12:01 am The coin weighs 3.17g. I didn't think much of it so I didn't even weigh it. Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 09/04/2022 12:03 am A very slightly misaligned die with a Rim Fin. Neither is worth any numismatic premium unless much more dramatic than this, but still worth reading about what causes them so you can better understand the minting process and how these differ from more valuable errors. Report this Post to the Staff
kook_ds Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 09/04/2022 12:05 am I don't have any way to measurre the thickness. We just recently moved and all my "mics are at the other place. Report this Post to the Staff
kook_ds Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 09/04/2022 12:11 am Checked out the tutorials; Awesome info. Thank you very much! Report this Post to the Staff
CentSeeker Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 09/04/2022 09:04 am I just came back to look again and noticed the date looks really fat and maybe spread out? All the 1972 cents I have are super skinny on top with a 2-dimensional duplicate underneath the top part, known as Machine Doubling. But were you aware that some of the varieties use the term "Extra thickness.." to describe certain classes of Doubled Dies? Report this Post to the Staff
kook_ds Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 09/04/2022 2:41 pm #CentSeeker, I was not aware of the extra thickness thing. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/04/2022 2:46 pm Often the fins are very thin. This looks like a medium sized fin. There are larger fins. The larger the fins are the better the fin maintains it's structure. Stronger fin: Report this Post to the Staff
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