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just found in a penny roll, slightly larger circumference than a penny and thinner, the weight is 3 grams.
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A very, very abused cent.
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It's a keeper, though. An example of when good cents go bad.
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That really is about as bad as it gets.
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Maybe a cent, but maybe not. More likely a copper round blank or "finding" used in jewelry.
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Just the work of an artist with no talent.
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negative MS70
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If coins (or whatever) could talk...
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Weight seems about right for having once been a cent, but it's hard to say for sure.
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Likely a cent at one time, but now impossible to say.
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Just a badly used and damaged coin. PMD.
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