++ Thin Lincoln ++

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by carboni7e, Jan 14, 2011.

  1. carboni7e

    carboni7e aka MonsterCoinz

    me again,
    going through 6k pennies your bound to find some odd ones..
    this one is very thin, a strange yellowish color, and has a smaller circumference than a normal penny. i can't figure out what it is though.

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  3. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    Look,s smashed most likely PMD!
     
  4. carboni7e

    carboni7e aka MonsterCoinz

    how would that change the circumference though? and keep it's details after enough force to smash it that thin
     
  5. rlm's cents

    rlm's cents Numismatist

    My guess is that you are going to need a picture of the reverse before this can be steeled. From what I can make out here, I am going to guess that they has a bad planchet.
     
  6. carboni7e

    carboni7e aka MonsterCoinz

  7. rlm's cents

    rlm's cents Numismatist

    I am still guessing it is the planchet. Mike or Jim might show up with another idea.
     
  8. Captainkirk

    Captainkirk 73 Buick Riviera owner

    It looks more like a smaller planchet than acid reduction. I have a couple acid treated coins, but the planchets aren't tapered.
     
  9. rlm's cents

    rlm's cents Numismatist

    They also don't have nearly half the coin with good detail and half almost nonexistent, some of the coin with a rim and most without a rim.
     
  10. tonedcoins

    tonedcoins New Member

    I've come across a few of these kind of cents but I think it is the planchet defect? I usually use them as change anyways as I don't think it is anything rare. Probably Jim would know.
     
  11. abe

    abe LaminatedLincolnCollector

    Same here, seems to be an underweight tapered planchet...
     
  12. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Also appears to have a cud on the reverse to the right of the wheat.
     
  13. Captainkirk

    Captainkirk 73 Buick Riviera owner

    Maybe, but the area looks recessed, like a de-lamination.
    Sometimes it's hard to tell if something is stickin up or down.
     
  14. abe

    abe LaminatedLincolnCollector

    Sure does, I didn't even see that...
     
  15. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    Both 52-D .
    now that one of the experts.
     
  16. Merc Crazy

    Merc Crazy Bumbling numismatic fool

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  17. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    Low on Coffee.

    :foot-mouth:
    Should have said
    now that one for the exerts:eek:
     
  18. Merc Crazy

    Merc Crazy Bumbling numismatic fool

    Haha, okay... I was like, WTF is he talking about?

    I'm gonna say planchet error too, pretty cool one at that.
     
  19. tonedcoins

    tonedcoins New Member

    Good eye conder101. I didn't even notice that until now that you mentioned it.
     
  20. mikediamond

    mikediamond Coin Collector

    It appears to have started out as a genuine error cent, with a cud and perhaps a taper. Unfortunately, someone dipped it in acid afterward, rendering it worthless.
     
  21. abe

    abe LaminatedLincolnCollector

    Damn were good,between all of us we nailed that booger...
     
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