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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;curtisports, post: 20963286, member: 145325&quot;]I picked this up in a local auction lot of mixed coins/tokens.&nbsp; It stood out right away because:</p><p><br /></p><p>It is very thin, it has a ring somewhat like that of a silver coin, and the details appear muted, as though weakly-struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>I ruled out tampering, because a Lincoln cent shaved down that thin would be blank on both sides.&nbsp; I don&#039;t collect error coins and this is only the second I&#039;ve come across in auction lots I buy (I mostly resell but do collect tokens and medals I like) - have a question about the other coin in a separate thread.&nbsp; Thusly I do not have the proper tools for determining accurate weight or measurements and I have to guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for weight, it is noticeably lighter than the 3.11 grams of a normal Lincoln (I am aware the US Mint has a weight tolerance of plus or minus .1 or so).&nbsp; I also do not have a way of taking some of the very detailed photos many users here do.&nbsp; I did the best I could in showing the thickness compared to a 1933 cent, and the diameter, between a 1932 and 1933.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect it was struck on a foreign planchet, and I am asking for opinions on what it could be.&nbsp; I found several examples of 1941 Lincolns struck on .640 25 cent planchets for Suriname (a Dutch colony at the time), but not any struck on 10 cent .640 blanks.&nbsp; The 25 cent I have seen appear to have close to full rims - the size difference between it and the bronze Lincoln blank is not that great.&nbsp; This coin has very little in the way of a raised rim, and it seems to me that a smaller 10 cent blank would explain a couple things:</p><p><br /></p><p>The smaller blank would compress without reaching the collar die, resulting in a coin thinner than the specifications for the 10 cent blank, and a greater diameter than the 10 cent blank.&nbsp; Both of these seem to be the case here. It also looks like there&#039;s some lamination on the front. I also notice there is a red/tan tone that is not present on most silver coins but might be explained by the 36% copper content.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m asking for knowledge/opinions on what country/denomination planchet this might be. Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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