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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 11-22-2005, 02:52 PM   #1 (permalink) rkpd Junior Member   Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3 Oversized penny? I found this 1986 penny the only thing weird about it is it is the same size as a nickle. Has anyone ever heard of such a coin? Thanks Keith Attached Thumbnails       11-22-2005, 06:24 PM   #2 (permalink) Charlie32 Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edmond OK Posts: 1,176 Is it the same size as a nickel or the same color? If it is the same color, it could be missing its copper coating. Charlie __________________ ANA J-1213365 CSNS J-9619 YNA #62 Join the Young Numismatists of America   11-22-2005, 07:12 PM   #3 (permalink) rkpd Junior Member   Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3 it is the same size   11-22-2005, 08:03 PM   #4 (permalink) Charlie32 Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edmond OK Posts: 1,176 Could you post a picture of it next to a regular cent? Charlie __________________ ANA J-1213365 CSNS J-9619 YNA #62 Join the Young Numismatists of America   11-22-2005, 08:19 PM   #5 (permalink) rkpd Junior Member   Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3 oversized penny here is a new picture Attached Thumbnails     11-22-2005, 08:40 PM   #6 (permalink) Charlie32 Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edmond OK Posts: 1,176 It could be some kind of pattern. If I were you I would send it to ANACS and see what they think. Charlie __________________ ANA J-1213365 CSNS J-9619 YNA #62 Join the Young Numismatists of America   11-22-2005, 10:04 PM   #7 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,342 It certainly looks unusual. The devices, everything about it is bigger than normal. It's no ordinary cent struck on an off-metal or un-plated planchet. Take some measurments if you can - the size of the legends, Lincoln's portrait etc. And weigh the coin. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   11-22-2005, 10:20 PM   #8 (permalink) Krasnaya Vityaz Always Right     Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Russian Federation. Posts: 590 The nickel has been in an acid bath. The "unusual" cent has been treated in some solution, maybe a light acid which removed the copper plating.   11-22-2005, 11:09 PM   #9 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,342 Hey Kras - read the OP again. Then look at the pic - that cent coin is a lot bigger than an ordinary cent. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   11-23-2005, 12:41 AM   #10 (permalink) satootoko Retired   Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,822 Quote: Originally Posted by GDJMSP It's no ordinary cent struck on an off-metal or un-plated planchet. It's not a broadstrike either, The rim width is too narrow and regular for that. __________________ Roy   11-23-2005, 09:56 AM   #11 (permalink) happycobra Senior Member     Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 305 Weird…..   11-23-2005, 10:02 AM   #12 (permalink) mikediamond Coin Collector   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,245 It's a fake. The plating was removed and the coin was pounded between two pieces of hard leather, causing proportional expansion on both faces. I've seen others like it.   11-23-2005, 10:11 AM   #13 (permalink) happycobra Senior Member     Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 305 Quote: Originally Posted by mikediamond It's a fake. The plating was removed and the coin was pounded between two pieces of hard leather, causing proportional expansion on both faces. I've seen others like it. lol, I’m going to try this tonight.   11-23-2005, 01:35 PM   #14 (permalink) satootoko Retired   Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,822 Quote: Originally Posted by happycobra lol, I’m going to try this tonight. Be sure to give us a report on your results. __________________ Roy   11-23-2005, 02:03 PM   #15 (permalink) Ron Ferguson Senior Member   Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Valencia CA. Posts: 114 Could it be digital magic? Notice the edge shadows in pic with nickel. Though the nickel is thicker - the shadow is thinner than the other two coins. Me thinks someone is trying to pull our leg.   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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