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Error Cent?

Postby styropyro » Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:24 pm

I found this cent in a batch of wheaties that is extremely thin and struck on both sides. My scale is broken but I would guess this cent to only weigh around a gram. It doesn't look to be acid treated because the surface is not pitted and it is way too thin to show details if the surface had dissolved. Here are some pictures compared to a normal cent.

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Anybody have an idea of what error this is (or maybe just PMD)? I am clueless to what this is. This coin feels paper thin in the hand.
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Re: Error Cent?

Postby flbandit » Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:34 pm

I don't know either, but it's pretty cool.
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Re: Error Cent?

Postby henrysmedford » Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:36 pm

I hope you find out. It is a new one to me.
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Re: Error Cent?

Postby Snake42 » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:32 pm

looks pretty rad. let us know when you find out.
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Re: Error Cent?

Postby bman » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:34 pm

actually I think it was soaked in acid.

see this thread from the coin community forum for one that is very similar: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=43086
my old Realcent feedback thread: http://realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=171
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Re: Error Cent?

Postby Diggin4copper » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:48 pm

Could have been at a salt water beach.. I have found old coppers kinda like that while metal detecting...
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Re: Error Cent?

Postby PennyBoy » Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:06 am

Diggin4copper wrote:Could have been at a salt water beach.. I have found old coppers kinda like that while metal detecting...


I was thinking the same thing. I've seen pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters that were found while detecting and those were all paper thin. Good luck!
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Re: Error Cent?

Postby old72 » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:29 pm

probably salt water, that's why it is still readible, the water eats it away evenly.
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