you know how if you have a canadian penny in your hand with others it makes that ping?? well i was roll searching and heard it but didn't see it. this weighs 2.4 g on my scale ( mine dies not go over 2 places) but this weighs 2.4 every time i put it on and others (copper coins) are weighing 3.1. advice? does it happen often? any value? ty in advance
I'm defintely no expert but if it is what you say it sounds like it was struck on a foreign planchet or something like that as the coin itself does not appear to be dipped in acid or anything like that, although the crap on the reverse certainly dosen't help~ Is it any thinner then a standard copper penny? I would certainly set it to the side for now until you can have it professionally evaluated~ Good luck! J
it appears to be the same thickness as any other standard penny. because of the weight differnece at least does it have a decent value to it?
No way to tell what the value is until you can determine why the weight is off~ If it is a legit error or struck on a foreign planchet it could be worth a decent amount, but until it is verified it is hard to say what it is worth, maybe 3 cents, maybe 300 bucks~
I find the photo of the edge highly suspicious, but I can't enlarge it enough to see if it is lighting or if there is some problem. I see perpendicular marks rather symmetrically around the edge, and also a discoloration right down the middle of the edge which might be from joining 2 halves together after removing part of each . Maybe there is or maybe not, just that is an area I would carefully examine. Jim
Does it sound like a coin when you drop it? Does a magnet stick to it? I agree on the edge observation... I have a double headed penny and the there is a slight dip in the center of the edge and the center edge area is slightly darker.
May we see an... in the light... photo of the edge? I placed the edge of your coin in a straight grid and it looks off for some reason... I know if you were to place this coin in a vice and squeeze it, it would still weigh the same... but the edge is still peculiar. thank you...
I agree about the edge. Looks a bit fishy. Also, the cheek bone on his face is rather odd as well. Looks way bigger than it should be but maybe I'm just going crazy.
Dollar, look at a lot of cents and you find that the edges commonly have thick and thin areas and dips in the edge. Everyone seems to think that the edges of their coins are full and even all the way around but coins like that are actually very scarce.
