Hello, This penny is bad shape, but it weighs 2.0 and I think it's 1975. Still considering could this be a penny on a dime planchet?
Well I guess anything possible but in this case I would say no your coin is environmental damage or PMD.JMO Dave
A true Cent struck on a Dime Planchet would have a Clad Layer with a Copper Core. It would also be the same size of a Dime. I recently purchased an attributed example from Fred Weinberg - Your Cent looks like a normal Copper Cent Planchet with a lot of damage. Not a Mint Error
I'm still a little confused , this is a penny so how could there be a core ? And it weight is so light , I think I"m miss describing the planchet
Very nice coin, by the way! But if it looks like a penny that's the size of a dime and I would think that it's not normal wear and tear, or is that possible ?
Your Cent has plenty of wear and tear. It was hit, scraped, dented. All Damage unfortunately. It did not leave the Mint looking as it does. I have found Cents such as yours worn away by erosion. Tumbling in rocks and pebbles at the beach while metal detecting.
Thank you, can you direct me to an area where I might get some more insight? It seems that I'm running into the same sites , and I'm probably not looking in the correct place
Your cent looks like it spent a lot of time in a parking lot getting run over. Don't know what sites you run into, but here are some I hope will be helpful. https://sullivannumismatics.com/mint-error-definitions http://www.error-ref.com/ http://coinauctionshelp.com/page14.html#.W5D-kPdKjal
Websites are best. There are a few Mint Error books out there that are not that good, and some that are just misleading IMHO. And other books that are great but just show what Mint Errors are but don't explain very well or not at all how they occurred a the Mint. Stay away from YouTube coin videos! Most of those videos are also misleading!
Thank all of you for responses, and as a matter of fact I did find it outside. Thanks again for the information and the links.
The cent also shows evidence of a prolonged acid soak which is the reason for the loss of weight and the reduced diameter.
