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I still have a few more photos but this dial up is taking forever! The pictures tell a story. Did this story happen at the mint, for there is no damage to the rim that would suggest that it had been flattened to make the larger diameter. And all details are very tall and from edge to surface of coin is also very deep. don't understand the texture though. can you give a explanation on who , where and how?  http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/...-1960D-D027. jpg  Moved to Modern US Error forum - SapEdited by joe finds
02/27/2010 05:14 am
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The who, where, and how are rather moot issues. The why is what interests me.
The 'coin' appears to be made of a substance other than copper. It appears to be fully rimmed. It's peripheral devices seem to be proportional to it's diameter. All of this tells a person that it was not struck on a nickel planchet if that is what you may be thinking.
The US mint didn't use oversize dies, as this was obviously struck from. It may even be of a cast construction. The size alone tells a person that it was not created in effort imitate a penny. Cost of manufacture would certainly outweigh face value.
It is not a US mint struck coin. Why would anyone make such a white elephant unless it is an advertising gimmick, a token f some sort, or some other such curiosity. Does the obverse also mimic an authentic penny?
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yeah! The obv is all there. And all text, and profile stand tall. Ill get that pict up next along with a close up or two for you. I thought ,when I found it, that it was going to weigh 2.1. But comes in at 2.5 grams. We need more eyes and some sharp minds that may have seen or heard of such an animal.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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with all the bubbles it looks to me like maybe it was in a fire causing the difference of color and also all the bubbles
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Rest in Peace
United States
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2.5 g is the correct weight for a coppper plated zinc cent. IMO this coin was just damaged outside of the mint. The fire idea looks like a good possibility.
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Looks like a lot of the Zincolns I dig up from metal detecting. Check the weight. When they are buried the acids on the soil makes the copper cladding dark sometimes gray or black and penetrates into the zinc layer causing it to corrode. This in turn expands the copper giving the appearance of a larger coin.
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That may explain the hight of the detail, but the edges of these details, even on the letters and numbers are all unworn and sharp for the most part. there is a note of copper on the edge though. I'll study it a bit more and get back. thanks
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Pillar of the Community
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It's all environmental damage. As suggested, it could have been a metal detector find. In any case, it's just damaged.
Thanks,
Bill
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NO metal detector. from a wells fargo mint roll.
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Circulated coins are in those rolls as well so you found a coin that was found with a metal detector, circulated, passed through a bank and was rolled by Wells Fargo or whomever. It doesn't matter that the coin was in a machine wrapped roll. It's still damaged.
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03/01/2010 02:39 am
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