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staircase Valued Member Canada 241 Posts	Posted 08/24/2011 7:51 pm Hi there. I recently found the '67 penny shown below, and it has some serious oddities. I included a BU for comparison's sake. The images of the smaller coin seem to be out of focus, but they are depicting a weak strike on a thin and smaller planchet. The weakness of the strike is consistent on both the obverse and the reverse. The penny is about 0.5mm smaller in diameter than that of a normal cent, weighs approximately 2.5 grams and has a rim thickness of just over 1mm. Does anyone have any ideas as to how this coin came to be? I'm looking forward to your comments. Thanks for your time! Edited by staircase 08/24/2011 9:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Zonad Pillar of the Community Canada 1472 Posts	Posted 08/24/2011 9:10 pm Purple microdot was first thought, but it actually did have an acid bath. Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 08/24/2011 9:39 pm I am away and don't have my coins at hand, but I have a similar coin discussed on another web site, even thinner and lighter, about 1940. Under 2 grams I think. Consensus was acid bath. I still mean to go back and measure thickness. In both cases, I ikam surprised at how much detail can survive the elimination of near half the weight through an acid bath. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 08/24/2011 9:41 pm You can see how the acid brought out the directional grain of the planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
staircase Valued Member Canada 241 Posts	Posted 08/24/2011 9:54 pm Thanks, I didn't realize that so much damage (thickness & diameter) could occur from an acid bath. I thought I had lucked into something good. I appreciate your time! Report this Post to the Staff
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