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<p>[QUOTE="PlanoSteve, post: 2963896, member: 91609"]Well, welcome to CoinTalk!</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know, it could be one of those 1982 "cast" cents the Mint was experimenting with back then. They decided it "didn't look right" so they scuttled the plan and destroyed all the experimental cents, except for one, which they admitted they let get away during an experiment, where they used it to purchase a pack of gum, to see if it would be accepted by cashiers. The cashier apparently recognized it as a "special" coin, and gave them a nickel back instead. The Mint people were so excited they got over on the cashier, they completely forgot to get their cent back.</p><p><br /></p><p>So we definitely know that there is one out there somewhere! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PlanoSteve, post: 2963896, member: 91609"]Well, welcome to CoinTalk! I don't know, it could be one of those 1982 "cast" cents the Mint was experimenting with back then. They decided it "didn't look right" so they scuttled the plan and destroyed all the experimental cents, except for one, which they admitted they let get away during an experiment, where they used it to purchase a pack of gum, to see if it would be accepted by cashiers. The cashier apparently recognized it as a "special" coin, and gave them a nickel back instead. The Mint people were so excited they got over on the cashier, they completely forgot to get their cent back. So we definitely know that there is one out there somewhere! :happy::happy::happy::happy: :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::wacky::wacky::wacky::wacky::wacky:[/QUOTE]
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