Rolled Thin?

I was at a coin shop and the owner sold me this wheat saying that he had no idea what it was. I looked at it and suspected maybe a rolled thin planchet. Ive been reading up on them and im still not possitive. Heres the coin.



If it is what is it really worth and should i get it authenticated?

 

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can you post a picture of the reverse? and a side by side comparison of that plus a regular penny.

 

sure. Just give me a minute

 

Here you go

 

Tell you the truth im not sure about this penny, if it was a rolled thin planchet then it should either be wider around or in an odd shape also it should weigh the same as the regular penny but im no expert. Hopefully someone with more experence will come along with more info.

 

Appears to have been dipped in acid.

 

I thought that but there is no pitting and the deatails are still quite sharp. Its REALLY thin

 

I vote for acid also. Acid will act approximately the same from all sides, so the obv,rev,and rim will all be affected equally. A rolled thin ( and I haven't ever seen one) would have the same diameter after striking, and this one has a reduced diameter. Many collectors think that acid would "preferentially" remove the devices leaving a flat surface, but since it acts on all surfaces, the devices such as the bust, date, and lettering will remain legible. Due to the problem of liquids interacting in small spaces, the letter of LIBERTY ( small loops of B and R especially) and similar letters in the motto will tend to be more blurry. Notice how the G, O, D, and U ( in TRUST) is fairly normal compared to the N,W,S,R.

Jim

 

:too-cool-for: BINGO :thumb:

 

Acid dipped.
http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/Acid_dipped_Coins.jpg
People used to buy sodas with these. In the 60's sodas cost 10 cents. So by dipping a cent in acid in chemistry class you could made a dime sized coin and buy a soda from the machine.

 

Well that is just what i was trying to find out. Thank you all. I will throw it into my oddity box. Good thing i didn't pay much for it

 

nice coin!

 

It's a keeper for an educational piece. So I would hang onto it.

 

I found this cent and wondered if its also an acid dipped coin? THE WEIGHT ON THIS IS 2.1 GRAMS

 

Good guess but I'm wondering what happened to the edge of the coin? Can acid just make a coin lose it's edge and become twice as thin?

 

Yes it get thinner evenly. Where the devices are because they are thicker, they last longer. The rims go fast.
http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/Acid_dipped_Coins.jpg

 

I wonder what you think about my coin thats under weight and the same rim size!!

 

CC: I can't tell enough about your coin from the images provided. I can't tell if it thinner? The rims on your coin is in tact. So I didn't mention anything about it yet.

 

the rim looks regular.. nothing out of the ordinary to me..