2016 D Lincoln Shield Cent Oddly Sized

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tooboocoo Valued Member United States 133 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 7:04 pm hello everyone it's been a while but I'm back looking for a possible explanation for this one. What I have is a 2016 Lincoln Shield cent that for some odd reason doesn't seem to be standard size .it appears to be almost twice as thick as a regular penny and seems to also not as big around as a normal penny. I do not know if any other countries use the zinc copper combination but this one is odd thanks for looking * [green]* Edited by Staff to crop/rotate/resize images. In the future, Please crop, resize, and correctly orient images before uploading. *** Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 95099 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 7:10 pm This is a Dryer Coin. But please be sure to crop your images properly. We don't need to see the background the coin is on. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 7:23 pm Agree, this is a Dryer Coin. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 7:59 pm Spooned ? "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 10/06/2023 8:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 8:01 pm For sure a Dryer Coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 8:53 pm Could be either spooned or a Dryer Coin, but the lack of dimples on the edge makes me think that a Dryer Coin is more likely. In the end, it is all mechanical damage though. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19129 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 8:59 pm I'm thinking Dryer Coin. Edited by ijn1944 10/06/2023 9:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73812 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 11:02 pm Dryer Coin unfortunately. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
tooboocoo Valued Member United States 133 Posts	Posted 10/08/2023 10:11 am Thanks everyone but I'm thinking not a Dryer Coin.it seems to me a Dryer Coin gets pretty beat up and there dosent seem to be any evidence of damage around the edge like it had been tumbling in a dryer.not sure what a spooned coin is I imagine it has something to do with banging on the edge with a spoon for whatever reason so how does all this explain the thickness and the clean edge ? The only place I really see damage is the raised part of the edge being worn down to the zinc I figured was because of the thickness .iv seen Dryer Coins and they are usually beat up from the edges to the field images and this dosent seem to be like that ,and a dryer dosent usually make the coin uniformly thicker again thanks for looking Report this Post to the Staff
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