Lincolns struck on dime stock? A little help?

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by C-B-D, Dec 13, 2014.

  1. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    I recently bought a bunch of Lincoln penny sets, and there were tons of error coins in the sets, mostly lamination errors. But there are also these. They are about half the thickness of a normal wheat cent and they the circumference is smaller than that of a Lincoln cent. Are these struck on dime stock? Are they just planchets cut to the wrong size? Any help and opinions would be appreciated.
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  3. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Here is a picture of the thickness, as compared with a regular wheat cent.
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  4. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    Those have been soaked in acid. The acid eats them away. They are worthless.
     
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  5. torontokuba

    torontokuba Thread Crapper & Hijacker, TP please.

  6. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

  7. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Um.....wasn't dime stock of that period 90% silver? Nice tan!

    Chris
     
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  8. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Kinda what I was thinkin ;)
     
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  9. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    What I meant was they punched out dime sized planchets on a "sheet" of copper.
    But yeah I can see the roughness. Must be acid. Thank you!
     
  10. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

  11. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Agreed with the first two sentences, not the last. I dare disagree with the final sentence. Value is in the eye of the beholder. I kept the one I found because I like to think some kid in the 60s soaked it in acid to get something from an old machine.
     
  12. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    It could also have been a kid from 2010 who had nothing constructively better to do.

    Yeah, you're right. It is worth something. Who knows how much if it is a bidiot, but only 1c to someone who still has all his senses.

    Chris
     
  13. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    It could very well be, but I'll stick to my version of the facts :) It's got no numismatic value, but it's a fun addition to my error/weird coin collection.
     
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