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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2602514, member: 10461&quot;]That &quot;thick&quot; one is a <a href="http://lynncoins.com/proofcoin_article.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://lynncoins.com/proofcoin_article.htm" rel="nofollow">proof</a>.&nbsp; The squared off edges of a modern proof will usually look like that.&nbsp; The mirror surfaces are also an indicator.&nbsp; It is not an error but a specially made coin, struck on a polished blank under increased pressure.</p><p><br /></p><p>The proof cent (made to be issued in proof <i>sets</i>, for sale to collectors) is really no thicker than a regular business-strike cent (made for circulation), except perhaps a little bit at the edges, as you can see.&nbsp; The squared-off edges <i>do</i> make them <i>appear</i> to be a little bit thicker.&nbsp; Again, this is because a proof coin is struck with increased die pressure, and often struck multiple times for a stronger impression than a regular issue coin would have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your proof cent was once a part of a proof set that was broken open at some time, and dispersed from the other coins in the set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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