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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3687642, member: 84179&quot;]The soft mushy appearance is a strong indication that you have a coin that was plated after it left the mint.&nbsp; Plating doesn&#039;t add much weight and if you don&#039;t have an accurate, calibrated scale, or it only measures to 0.1 gms,&nbsp; you might not pick up the change.&nbsp; Also, a cent has a weight tolerance of +/- 4%.&nbsp; So the coin could have originally been on the light side of the weight distribution to start with.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, you need to explain how this could occur at the mint.&nbsp; The minting process is well documented and many members on CT are very knowledgeable in this area.&nbsp; The bottom line is that there is no way for a magnetic material to make its way into a planchet of the correct size and weight then being struck.&nbsp; It can&#039;t happen.&nbsp; It would be the equivalent to opening up your Big Mac box and finding a Whopper inside.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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