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stumpy041486 Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 02/21/2009 5:31 pm Is this some type of error coin? It is much thinner than a regular penny and is only about the size of a dime instead of penny. Anyone ever seen anything like this? Report this Post to the Staff

manila galleon trade Pillar of the Community Spain 1361 Posts	Posted 02/21/2009 5:37 pm Wrong planchet?' Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 02/21/2009 5:40 pm Umm, no. A 1964 dime planchet would be silver. This is a classic example of a coin soaked in acid then ground down to the size of a dime. People used to do this to be able to use cents in dime slots in parking meters and vending machines. Report this Post to the Staff
Jazzcoins Valued Member United States 301 Posts	Posted 02/21/2009 5:52 pm just a acid coin that;s all JAZEC Report this Post to the Staff
highroller4321 Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 02/21/2009 7:33 pm Eactly what copper coins said! Ive heard of many people doing it to 1943 steel pennies Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 02/21/2009 7:52 pm Odd...I've never seen a steelie thinned down like this. It's almost always bronze cents from 1940-1964; right around the time that a dime would get you 30 minutes at a parking meter, a phone call, or a soda. I just assumed that because I had never seen this done to a 1943 cent that bronze cents were the coin of choice to use for this because for some reason the acids they typically used wouldn't work well on the steel cents. Report this Post to the Staff
highroller4321 Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 02/21/2009 11:21 pm Let me clarify. I was talking about it being grown down to the size of a dime. Not about it being that thin. Sorry for the confusion Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 02/21/2009 11:28 pm Quote: 1943 steel pennies Wouldn't a nice acid bath completely destroy the poor steelie? Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 7:53 pm coppercoins is right on. I have a similar looking cent. Very thin and slightly blurry details. An acid soaked coin as stated, to fool parking meters. They saved .09 cents! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
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