1946 TINY PENNY

Likely not. Especially if you're putting tape on it. Can you share photos of the coin?

 

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Why is the smaller cent so much thinner?

 

Very hard to see the difference in a pic but the 46 falls out of any holder space .. if I put the two together I do see a minimal difference

 

They appear to be the exact same size. Have you considered that there's an issue with the holder?

 

Put the smaller in between two normal ones and shoot the edge.

 

This is the best way I thought of to get a pic of the difference . It’s slight but definitely noticeable .

 

It’s not just one space I tried it in . I have multiple books . Tried it in quite a few & it falls out of all of them

 

If you observe the spacing between "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the space beneath the bust of Lincoln and
the rim of both coins, they appear very close, if not the same in spacing.If you examine the edge views that someone thoughtfully included, the thickness of the flat edges differ, from smaller to larger; the edges of the larger coin appear to have a more evident bevel.
I agree; there's a story here! Congratulations, Pennies_aplenty; you seem to have found an anomaly previously unnoticed, and given the rest of us a new reason to search through our water jugs full of wheats!

 

Here’s a close up of it next to a 62 .. not to judge size but to make sure it looks real .. I guess my next move would be to weigh it but I don’t have a scale like that .

 

I see no difference and think it's just a regular cents. I also ask you to please stop putting tape on coins. Over time, it will destroy them.

 

...it looks to be about 1 mm smaller, a planchet anomaly perhaps.

One planchet maybe had a softer alloy mix or the die pressure was different...lots of reasons for it but not earth shattering by any means...imo...Spark

 

Yeah...sorry...just realized a 3 and a half yo thread...aged, but not a necrothread...yet...Spark

 

PCGS is planning to make a movie about this scenario. The tentative working title is:

" Honey, I Shrunk the Cents ! ".

 

It is a previously ecased Cent. Not any of what you stated. I explained it earlier in this thread.

 

...I bow to your expertise...Spark

 

Why is this in two different threads?

 

I think the newer question was asked here first then the same person created their own separate thread.
(When I suggested a new thread)

I answered the question to why it's smaller but I don't think they want to accept it.

So I'm done with this Cent.

 

Rough crowd here .. lol . Thanks for all of the knowledgeable explanations & I accept all the answers . Just going to go about 2 miles to have it looked at just to finalize this subject for those whom aren’t 1000% sure of the other opinions . Your 2 cents is appreciated . Hopefully I’ll have a definitive answer today if they are open .

 

I like your persistence but get ready to be told it's not a Mint Error