I was looking at some coins before taking my change to the bank and I noticed this one looked odd. Not being an expert or even novice in errors or varieties I can't begin to say what this is, and if you say it's post-mint damage that's fine. I'm just not sure how it would happen if it is. The planchet seems a little larger than a normal cent. One thing that makes me pause is I noticed the T in "Cent" seems further from the edge than normal, but in this part of the coin I don't notice the extra metal otherwise. Anyway, tell me what you think.
People who collect errors would certainly like to have one. It's not hugely valuable, but it's worth something.
Meow has looked through many thousands of penny rolls and have yet to find one. Meow only ever found one true Cud too. Finding obvious cool stuff is really hard to find as Meow thinks other collectors have snagged them right up years ago.
Thinking that you're unlikely to find one in a roll, because broadstrikes are, well, broader than normal strikes, and wouldn't fit!
Maybe. Meow did recently find a foreign coin in a penny roll that was sightly larger than a penny. But yea, Meow gets it.
I don't think there's any extra metal. It should weigh 3.1 g. But it is a real error and a nice keeper.
Yep, broadstrikes are usually struck from normal planchets, with normal weight. They can be thinner as a result of being squished out more around the edges, but the difference in thickness isn't necessarily obvious.
I was lucky to notice it because I don't look for this stuff. I had been thinking that my 3-year-old son might want to collect pennies someday and we might have trouble finding them, so I was going through my change trying to put aside one of every date and mintmark just in case, and I happened to notice it.
Great idea. This one, he should hold onto so in the future, it will be priceless because of your bond with your son. This one will be fun for him to share on a show and tell day at school.
