1968 penny weight

Hi I was cleaning out my car and picked up a penny a 1968 D and noticed that it was lighter than other pennies. I got out my scale and itis 2.2 g while another 1968 is 3.1 g. Is this common or is this an error? It looks like any other penny, I can load a pic maybe tomorow if needed, it looks a little thiner and sounds a little different when dropped. Thanks

 

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1968 was not a composition change year. There are two weights for 1982, but the lighter (newer composition) is 2.5g.

I'm no expert on US coinage, but something doesn't "ring" true.

 

Ck your scale, but there is maybe a World copper planchet we minted a lot of other country's coins too. Philly was one & San Fran did to.
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Could be struck on a thin planchet, or on a foreign planchet, or most likely soaked in acid. Need pictures. (good ones please)

 

there are a lot of goofy looking cent coins for 1968 , most of them look to be struck on foreign planchets. the 1968 cents are very controversal , a huge amount of them have the letters almost toucing the outer edge of the coins. the dies were probably just made this way.I know this does not explain the coin in this thread and it is probably like condor said or the others.

 

I have checked the scale, swcale is right on. Here is a photo.

 

here is a picture of the back

 

is it me, the picture, or what. but does the lincoln memorial look kind of curved on the bottom?

 

The coin looks good to me with the original finish . this may be a good one if the rim has not been ground. back in the older days a lot of cents were ground down to dime size to use in the vending machines. you can check this out by putting this coin in between two regular cents to see if it still has it's original diameter. if the diameter is the exact original size then you may have a rolled thin planchet coin or struck on foreign planchet.

 

It is the exact size around as other pennies. I think you are right just a thiner penny. the coin has not been ground or acid dipped, just lighter, and I think it sounds different cause the copper is thinner?

 

that sounds logical , the coin would sound different because it is thinner. it sounds like you have found a good one. keep it in a coin holder to keep folks from handling it.

 

Does anyone notice that instead of UNUM, it reads either URUN? or URUM?

 

I just find it amazing that you were able to tell the .9 gram difference just by picking them up!, you must be some type of human/robotic hybrid or something.

 

you sure are right , I think this was probably caused to look this way by the camera. it is near impossible to get a image of some coins to appear exactly like the coin looks. this is what causes so much confusion on here. some folks don't know this. put your pointer on the right side of the the place that looks like a R and move the pointer around a little and the N may come into focus. maybe it's just my eyes but after I did this it looked like a N.

 

No, you are righter than me. It is after all UNUM. It's amazing how one's eyes can blind one from seeing the real thing.

 

The pictures aren't really good enough, but from the appearance I would lean toward an acid soaking.

 

I have a 1983 penny that weighs 2.2 grams . Any help out there ?

 

Start your own unique thread with pictures. Always pictures with your questions!

 

I have a 1968 no mint mark it's thicker then other Pennies it weighs 3. 04 is this normal I'm new at this

 

I have 1972 d penny that weight 3.24grams ...how much could this be worth?