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Moodi76 New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 02:56 am I figured I'd go through all my pennie's and weigh them. I came across a 2011 no mint mark that weighs 2.36. I found a few pennie's that aren't weighing what they should weigh and can't find anything online to see if they could possibly be worth something. Report this Post to the Staff

NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17879 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 04:14 am Hello and to the Forum! Your 2017P cent appears to have been deliberately damaged - sanded down with something abrasive to reveal the zinc core underneath. No ectra value - a spender. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
Moodi76 New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 04:58 am Thank you!!! If a coin appears to not have any flaws, but it's way over or under the normal weight are those error coins? I found a few that are 3.16 grams Report this Post to the Staff
captainmandrake1 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 07:09 am These would be underweight for sure because someone has removed the metal from the coin. Your 3.16 cents are probably pre-1982 copper cents. There is a certain tolerance for deviation from the mass so a small difference is no big deal, approximately .10-.13g. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19110 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 07:35 am Agree with all above. Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1655 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 07:55 am Welcome! As stated there is a tolerance above and below the standard weight, and even if slightly out of that there really is no premium. The odds of finding something good by randomly weighing coins would be infinitesimal. Report this Post to the Staff
Pmint1 Valued Member United States 465 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 2:44 pm My washing machine does that same effect on coins. Mostly nickels. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94636 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 6:28 pm wow, we have been seeing a rash of these sanded down cents lately.. the zinc coin has just been defaced (literally) and your other heavy copper coin is within tolerances just on the heavy side. 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
jbuck Moderator United States 187472 Posts	Posted 04/15/2023 11:51 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15384 Posts	Posted 04/16/2023 04:59 am to the CCF There are a lot better ways of finding interesting varieties or errors than weighing random coins. Read up on the minting process and begin to learn what a normal coin should look like - then you can spot the rare few that are truly different and not just damaged such as this one. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
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