Found this while posting coins on numista. It looked a different color than the rest of the coins, so I decided to weigh it. And it is way out of tolerance. It weighs 3.64 grams. It doesn't look too thick though. I've actually seen thicker coins than this one that weighed less. The date is 1945. Your thoughts? Next a normal 3.11 gram penny: (overweight coin left) Color difference: (overweight coin left) Thanks in advance.
Is the diameter of both the same? I can't tell from the "edge" photo because the base is too dark. ~ Chris
Yes, the diameter is about the same with maybe a 0.1 mm difference. But you typed in my text you quoted lol.
"About the same" is like horseshoes and hand grenades. Three to four tenths of a millimeter can add up quickly in weight. The thickness seems slightly greater. Yeah, sometimes I don't realize that I'm inside another quote. "Sheet" happens! ~ Chris
Yes that is thick so compared to a normal Cent it would weight more. The color difference is usually environmental but you could have a slightly heavy copper mixture. No matter what the price is going to be the same, about two cents.
Unfortunately yes. It's a common Wheat ear on a thick planchet. As the expression goes, who cares? You may find someone willing to pay a dollar but they'd be certifiable in my book. Wait for others to chime in and sorry to rain on you.
Eh, not really raining on me. I didn't expect it to be worth much anyways. 2 cents is pretty low though. I would have thought like 50 cents to a dollar.
Coin values are based on opinion most of the time. A collector of FIDO Lincoln cents may be willing to pay up to your opinion.
As others have said, it was struck on a planchet that was punched from a strip that wasn't rolled to the correct thickness. Unfortunately, discoloration due to environmental damage kills any value. Still a nice find and IMO definitely worth keeping http://www.error-ref.com/rolled-thick-planchets/
