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<p>[QUOTE="Tanton, post: 2795426, member: 85554"]Been going through old hand rolled rolls and came across this rather odd 1920-P. At first I assumed it was just acid corrosion or some kind of PMD, but regardless I weigh any planchette that seems odd or has a unique tone in case it may be a planchet error or foreign planchet.</p><p><br /></p><p> Today I started going through the circulated teens, 20's, and 30's that were in rolls and found various other with similar appearances/clear PMD/acid corrosion and weighed each. The general average of the regular circulated was around 3.0g-2.95g accounting for any wear. The others of similar damage ranged around 2.95g, and the lightest prior to finding this one was 2.905g. </p><p><br /></p><p>This one when weighed came out to exactly 2.375g, yet for the amount of whatever wear/damage to it, the lettering is still relatively clear and definetly stands out from all the others that I've tested/compared it to. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anybody have a clue what could be the reason for all of this? 0.625g underweight just seemed to be a significant difference even considering the amount of corrosion. Especially since I tested other clearly damaged or worn examples and even those were never lighter than 2.90g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tanton, post: 2795426, member: 85554"]Been going through old hand rolled rolls and came across this rather odd 1920-P. At first I assumed it was just acid corrosion or some kind of PMD, but regardless I weigh any planchette that seems odd or has a unique tone in case it may be a planchet error or foreign planchet. Today I started going through the circulated teens, 20's, and 30's that were in rolls and found various other with similar appearances/clear PMD/acid corrosion and weighed each. The general average of the regular circulated was around 3.0g-2.95g accounting for any wear. The others of similar damage ranged around 2.95g, and the lightest prior to finding this one was 2.905g. This one when weighed came out to exactly 2.375g, yet for the amount of whatever wear/damage to it, the lettering is still relatively clear and definetly stands out from all the others that I've tested/compared it to. Anybody have a clue what could be the reason for all of this? 0.625g underweight just seemed to be a significant difference even considering the amount of corrosion. Especially since I tested other clearly damaged or worn examples and even those were never lighter than 2.90g.[/QUOTE]
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