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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Old Error Guy, post: 1855114, member: 66552&quot;]The &quot;brass&quot; cent from 1941 is a well known variety. They are heavier than normal (about 52 grains). Alan Herbert attributed these coins to Peruvian stock used by the US Mint to strike coins for that country in 1941.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mike Diamond wrote a comprehensive article for Coin World questioning this analysis and providing compelling evidence. The article is at:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinworld.com/articles/heavy-brassy-1941-cents-probably-have-a-prosa" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinworld.com/articles/heavy-brassy-1941-cents-probably-have-a-prosa" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinworld.com/articles/heavy-brassy-1941-cents-probably-have-a-prosa</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Weighing your coin would be the best starting point.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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