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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's been heavily damaged. PSD. I am not entirely sure what you're trying to ask? Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Heavy deteriorate coin. For this stage of the coin at probably PO-01 the weight is normal. I think it is an 1911 S
Edited by silviosi
07/01/2023 10:35 pm
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New Member
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I'm trying to find out why this Wheat cent only weighs 2.6 g. I thought all wheat pennies except for the steel 1943 were supposed to weigh 3.1. |
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United States
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When I drop the coin and compare it to a different Wheat penny the sound that it makes is louder. It doesn't feel like a regular Wheat penny.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Because of the circulation. Soft material and been circulate, froth, loose material. I have Morgan's which loose 2.5 gr.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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1909,1911-s, 1921-s and a few more years are know to exist and find fake. I do not think it is your case. Those are valuable coins.
PS: Drooping a cent do not tell you nothing. I bet for this. I do not know who come with this empiric, non-sense test. Also the Silver drooping do not say nothing. Each metal has resonances but very different at different purities of the main metal.
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New Member
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I'm assuming you are referring to it having a 4 and 3 on the back
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm assuming you are referring to it having a 4 and 3 on the back Please I do not understand the 4 and 3. Me I see an 191 and probably another 1. The MM could be an D but IMHO it is S. |
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Just a CULL  |
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Pillar of the Community
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It lost some metal with the heavy wear, that's why it now weighs less.
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 The normal weight is 3.1 grams +/- .12 grams mint tolerance. Your coin is well worn and the reverse has major damage loosing some of the metal. It looks like the photos you posted are photos of a screen,best not to take pictures of a screen and post them. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes, heavy circulation wear has resulted in some loss of copper, thus reducing its weight. Over many decades of cent searching (bulk Wheat cent bags, etc.) I've come across a few thousand wheat cents just like this one--badly worn, thin, and light. |
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Every one of those scratches, pits, missing parts of the rim, and the apparent grinding of the reverse removes weight.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Good old wear and tear. to the CCF! |
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 with above - a heavily worn down cent. |
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