1985 Penny Something Is Wrong Anyone Know ?

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Earleybird1974 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 09/18/2025 09:29 am Found this penny seems thinner and weighs 2.1 please any feed back to help identify this one I'm grateful thanks in advance Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 09/18/2025 09:34 am @earl, that is a good question. I'm seeing heavy mechanical wear, which has worn through the copper plating and removed some of the underlying zinc layer. None of that is a mint error though--just damage. "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
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25087 Posts	Posted 09/18/2025 09:36 am to the CCF, Earleybird1974. I agree with Spence. It looks like your coin spent some time in a parking lot. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Earleybird1974 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 09/18/2025 09:59 am Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73937 Posts	Posted 09/18/2025 11:31 am To CCF! I agree with above. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188091 Posts	Posted 09/18/2025 11:48 am Scraped, sanded, etc. PMD. Keep looking though! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19143 Posts	Posted 09/18/2025 11:50 am Yes, post-strike damage. Lateral abrasion most likely. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95443 Posts	Posted 09/18/2025 11:55 am to CCF. This looks like intentional damage, sanded down on obverse and reverse, and the rim was ground down to the devices at the edge. 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
Sharks Pillar of the Community Canada 1762 Posts	Posted 09/18/2025 12:51 pm @Earleybird1974 - This coin has received a lot of physical damage after minting. PMD Report this Post to the Staff
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