Hello everyone, hope all are doing well with everything going on. I was doing some CRH today and came across this 1965. I have never seen one like this before. As thought it is missing a layer of some sort. I know it can't be a clad error. Because both sides look the same. I even dropped it on the table against another 65. This one here, did not make that one sound we all know. Next step is for me to weigh it. But stores are closed at this time to get some batteries. Now I was hoping anyone can shed some possible light on this 1965 penny. Perhaps give me some clues as to what it can be. Thanks in advance
Depends what material the table is made out of. If it is wood then a thump but if it is metal then a clang. I don't do the sound test any longer because I was putting dents in our wooden dining room table and my wife yelled at me.. Now that's an awful sound there!
So, if you closed your eyes while I dropped a penny onto a hard surface, you could tell me what year it was? ~ Chris
No joking around now.. You can probably distinguish a Bronze Cent from a Copper plated Cent. You won't be able to tell the exact year but at least narrow it down to two different minting eras. 1909 to mid 1982 and mid 1982 to 2020. Copper plated zinc has a higher pitched sound. But don't nobody take my word. It's just an OPINION.
I don't know.. But a good way to find one is to purchase a legit certified Cent on Silver planchet from either Fred Weinberg or Jim Sullivan
The OP's coin looks a little odd for just polishing. I think at some point it may have been exposed to something more corrosive, such as acid. I don't think that would have changed the sound we all know, however, unless it was exposed long enough to remove a significant amount of metal. When I was a kid and wrapped coins for a local bank, several bags a week for four or five years, I could almost give the total face value if you dropped a handful of coins on the floor. But, then, almost all the coins other than nickels were either silver or bronze back then, which made it easier.
I agree the obverse looks like it had been polished some time ago, but the flat fields on the reverse isn't something I've seen in combination with a polished coin. Most individuals that "polish" coins, get carried away and do the "whole" coin. An oddity that I'd put to the side in a 2x2.
The coin looks to be plated with a silvery metal. He says when dropped it doesn't have that sound we all know. I believe he is saying it doesn't sound like silver.
