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New Member
United States
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I came across this 1944 D Wheat penny in some change I got at a local gas station. It was pretty well coated with some type of oil or grease so I got a soft rag and started to get the goo off. What I was left with was a gold colored coin.The whole coin is gold colored. And it weighs just at 4 grams. Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?   |
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Moderator
 United States
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 to the CCF I can say for sure it's been damaged along the way. How accurate is your scale? 4 grams is quite a bit heavy as it should weigh ~3.1 grams. It's best practice to state the denomination in your thread title. You did a nice job of stating date and mint so well done there. I'll ask a Moderator to edit this title for you to include the denomination |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To CCF! Your coin has been damaged after it left the U.S. mint. PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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If you are going to weigh coins, an ACCURATE scale to at least two decimal points is required.
I doubt very much if your cent weighs exactly 4 grams. What are you using for a scale?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Any possibility you could get us a nice, clear closeup of the date and mint mark, like I'm showing you?  -makecents-
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@Breeze13 - - Colour perhaps caused by environmental conditions. Should weigh 3.11 gms so you scale may be off or coin was coated/plated after minting. .  Edited by Sharks
08/16/2025 12:15 pm
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the tips. My scale seems pretty accurate. I've weighed a lot of other coins I have and they weigh what they're supposed to.
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Moderator
United States
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to CCF. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Ya'll gotta learn when you are getting played! Please - Have some common sense. "I came across this 1944 D Wheat penny in some change I got at a local gas station. It was pretty well coated with some type of oil or grease so I got a soft rag and started to get the goo off. What I was left with was a gold colored coin.The whole coin is gold colored. And it weighs just at 4 grams. Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?" |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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After looking at the fuzzy photo it looks like it could be a 1944D DDO-001?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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After looking at the fuzzy photo it looks like it could be a 1944D DDO-001? I asked for a clear close up but got no response.... As a new member, they may not have the setup to do so yet. -makecents-
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United States
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to the Community! |
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Posted 08/16/2025 08:35 am
