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  1. 71Avalon replied to the thread How is this possible?.

    Not that I was interested, but I figured it would get so high that I wouldn't be able to afford it anyway if I did want it.

    Feb 22, 2026 at 11:51 AM

  2. 71Avalon liked Mike Byers- MintErrorNews's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    Bid is currently $2,350. not including the buyer’s fee, with 14 days to go…

    Feb 22, 2026 at 11:49 AM

  3. 71Avalon liked -jeffB's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    If this really is just an excessively-plated blank and an XRF misinterpretation, wouldn't its value be a lot lower? I wonder if PCGS...

    Feb 22, 2026 at 11:49 AM

  4. 71Avalon liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    Thanks, I wasn’t sure on that.

    Feb 22, 2026 at 11:49 AM

  5. 71Avalon liked mikediamond's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    Actually, I mis-typed the weight. I think the reported weight was 2.87 grams.

    Feb 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM

  6. 71Avalon liked Mike Byers- MintErrorNews's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    The U.S. Mint has not produced foreign coins for decades. I doubt that PCGS only relied on XRF to determine the composition. To date,...

    Feb 22, 2026 at 11:47 AM

  7. 71Avalon liked Neal's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    There are other non-invasive ways to test metal content, such as electrical resistance. Surely PCGS would have been aware of this and...

    Feb 21, 2026 at 10:01 PM

  8. 71Avalon liked -jeffB's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    That seems more plausible. That's one downside of the increasing availability of XRF - people tend to take it as gospel, even in cases...

    Feb 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM

  9. 71Avalon liked mikediamond's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    This coin was reported to be significantly overweight (2.97 grams, as I recall). That creates the possibility that this cent was struck...

    Feb 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM

  10. 71Avalon replied to the thread How is this possible?.

    I did a Google search today that if there were any coins anywhere with that composition and it came up zero.

    Feb 21, 2026 at 9:59 PM

  11. 71Avalon liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    Hmm. Which makes me wonder even more about foreign planchets.

    Feb 21, 2026 at 9:58 PM

  12. 71Avalon liked Pickin and Grinin's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    Thats not even the correct composition. It should be 95% copper and 5% zinc.

    Feb 21, 2026 at 9:58 PM

  13. 71Avalon replied to the thread How is this possible?.

    The mint made some, but I don't think they were meant for circulation. The circulation ones were made of the same copper-plated zinc,...

    Feb 21, 2026 at 9:57 PM

  14. 71Avalon liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    I did not know (until now) that the 2009 commemorative Lincoln cents were struck in bronze and were not Zincolns. There are a great...

    Feb 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM

  15. 71Avalon liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread How is this possible?.

    Yes but not for circulation as I recall.

    Feb 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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