Tonight I'm either a lucky fellow or a smuck who had a dirty trick played on him. I need some help because I cannot post a picture of what I found. But I am going to be taking this coin to the local coin shop sometime tomorrow.
Anyway let me describe what I found in a Brinks' box that I almost returned out of frustration over the lack of copper pennies.
I found a 1947d penny that has no wheat back. There are a couple of things that don't quite measure up so I'm not sure of what I have.
1: The coin weighs in at 28 grams versus 30 grams for a full 1973 penny.
2: The is no wheat back as I said but the depth when compared to the '73 seems undersized.
3: The back of the coin is completely smooth and show no sign of resizing and there is no indication of a rolled edge.
I would like to believe that I found something special because I have never seen the like of the coin that I've found. What would you guess that I have. Have I been duped or do I have a find?