confused, wrong planchet?

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  1. bryantallard

    bryantallard show me the money....so i can look through it

    ok...i am unable to take a pic, but any hypothetical suggestions would be appreciated. at work today in my drawer i found a penny. it is a dark gray, the thickness of a penny, but the exact size of a nickle in comparison. however, according to the red book it says that a 1 cent on a nickle planchet is not possible. any ideas?
     
    bryantallard, Oct 13, 2010
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  3. coinmaster1

    coinmaster1 Active Member

    It could be flattened, because a nickel planchet could not possibly have fit in the die presses.
     
    coinmaster1, Oct 13, 2010
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  4. bryantallard

    bryantallard show me the money....so i can look through it

    would that make it a broadstrike? what would be the reason for it looking gray?
     
    bryantallard, Oct 13, 2010
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  5. Hobo

    Hobo Squirrel Hater

    The core is zinc. If the copper plating is missing it would expose the zinc core. Zinc is highly reactive and will quickly oxidize.
     
    Hobo, Oct 13, 2010
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  6. bryantallard

    bryantallard show me the money....so i can look through it

    ty :)
     
    bryantallard, Oct 13, 2010
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  7. abe

    abe LaminatedLincolnCollector

    What year is the penny?
     
    abe, Oct 14, 2010
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