Lincoln Cent 1943 Planchets

The US mint records indicated the specifications for the Belgium 2 franc coin was slightly different from the steel coated zinc planchets used for Lincolns. I have also found records that indicate there are two different weights for the Belgium coin. I have not been able to find anyone who knows those two different weights. My opinion is that two different planchets were used to mint the Belgium coin.

Terrell

Krause is just listing the most plausible and accepted belief about this coin. I have Belgium 2F that weighs 2.79 gms and another that weighs 3.4 gms. Would that be possible by using just the steelcoated zinc 1942 cent planchets?

I can't find the internet reference for the mint specifications for the 1944 Belgium 2F, but my notes indicate the weight specified was 2.75 gms. The 1943 cent was 2.7 gms.

Foreign Coins Struck at United States Mints by Charles Altz & E.H. Burton published by Whitman in 1964 states: "Two distinct weights of these coins have been found." No mention of what those weights were.

I bugged alot of sellers of this coin e-bay for weights of their coins. Most came back in the 2.7 gm range. One dealer I purchase coins from had a large number of these coins. He found a heavy one, which I purchased. I would really like to hear others comment on this.

There is also another interesting story associated with this coin. The Belgiums hated this coin and recently during tearing down a building several "tons" of these coins were found being used as a counter-weight in the elevator shaft.

Terrell