1981 Penny. Smaller The Normal 1981 Still Weighs 3.1g

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Littlemg2 Pillar of the Community United States 552 Posts	Posted 03/01/2024 6:33 pm was this struck wrong planchet? One photo is beside another 1981. Crop could be better but pic quality I feel as I nailed it Report this Post to the Staff

Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 03/01/2024 6:34 pm 1981 was still the copper 3.1 gram planchet Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 03/01/2024 6:36 pm Damage from a commercial dryer Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73946 Posts	Posted 03/01/2024 6:37 pm Looks like a Dryer Coin. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Littlemg2 Pillar of the Community United States 552 Posts	Posted 03/01/2024 6:44 pm Here is a loser look to the edges. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 03/01/2024 8:01 pm Yes that is mechanical damage, such as happens to Dryer Coins. That extra thick rim is diagnostic. "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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/01/2024 8:26 pm Dryer Coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95456 Posts	Posted 03/01/2024 8:30 pm pretty nice Dryer Coin. 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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/02/2024 03:51 am I agree, a so-called Dryer Coin. Also, please crop pics a bit better...thanks. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/02/2024 08:31 am Dryer Coin for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19144 Posts	Posted 03/02/2024 08:51 am Nice Dryer Coin. Keep it as a fun curiosity. Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24154 Posts	Posted 03/02/2024 09:00 am I knew it was a Dryer Coin just from the title. Didn't even have to look. That's how many we get here. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
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