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United States
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I believe I found a very unique one of a kind 1930 Wheat penny! I've been searching online in hopes to find out the value of it but have been unsuccessful finding any information about it. Any information or help with this coin would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!    |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Appears plated and once-encased in some sort of bezel. Just a damaged coin.  to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A weight to two decimal places might tell us more. It appears the coin is a well-circulated example that's been plated, and possibly encased at one point as a jewelry piece.
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Moderator
 United States
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@mele, first welcome to CCF. Second, can you confirm if a strong magnet is attracted to this cent? Thx.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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unfortunately, being plated, it is not also without equal
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United States
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I agree it looks like it was in a piece of jewelry and has been plated. It now is a PMD coin.Original weight would have been 3.1 grams +/- .13 grams. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The coin was slabbed before. Can you tell us what they wrote?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Plated, therefore post mint damage. Keep searching!  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Circulation wear reduced the weight, but someone plated coin. How do we know it is not a Steel cent? Steel cents are 2.7 grams and very highly magnetic. The plating can add weight and be slightly attracted to the plating. Try a magnet to your coin. It will show a little attraction, but a steel cent will jump towards a magnet. Also that year only had copper cents. Copper cents aren't attracted like steel cents, only when they are plated. Now just a Wheat cent, but not of real interest with the plating. But look how much you already learned with your first coin posted here. |
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United States
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the CCF and  plated or mercury rubbed. and was in a bezel or holder of some sort. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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[quote] ..or mercury rubbed.[/quote]
That makes a lot of sense. I had always thought that they were sometimes plated in mercury but the plating process didn't make sense.
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If it were, it would be a bad thing to hand. (Poisonous) But plating is probably the cause.
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