1916-D Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Thin Planchet?

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pfriddle Valued Member United States 151 Posts	Posted 10/18/2010 7:01 pm What do you make of this coin? It looks to me like a fairly normal old LWC that is pretty worn but there's little or no rim and the whole thing is super thin. The diameter is also a little smaller than a normal cent by maybe 1/16" (eyeball guess). The third picture is the edge of this coin next to a normal sized cent. I don't really know how this would happen at the mint or afterward. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/18/2010 8:11 pm Acid Dipped Cent. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 10/18/2010 11:29 pm Many of these were modified to be used as a dime in a Parking Meter. Yours could be an example of that. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 10/18/2010 11:45 pm Coop nailed it. It has the classic appearance of one Report this Post to the Staff
pfriddle Valued Member United States 151 Posts	Posted 10/19/2010 1:18 pm Ok. Thanks guys. I would've thought you'd lose most/all of the design but apparently not. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 10/19/2010 1:31 pm Actually quite the opposite. An acid altered cent retains most of the detail in a softened fashion while a coin struck on an extremely thin underweight planchet would be missing most of its detail simply because there is not enough metal to fill both dies and bring out the design. Report this Post to the Staff
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1916-D LWC Thin Planchet?