Hello everyone. This is my first post. I have been lurking as a guest for a few weeks now and am really thankful for all the advice that is given out around here. I buy most of my coins on ebay, as there are no coin dealers to speak of in my area. Many of you have saved me from making terrible buing decisions online, and for that I thank you. On to my newbie question. I ran across this coin in a collection of wheats I bought online. It feels "thinner" than the others and I cannot find any documented errors like this from 1952. Does anyone have an opinion on whether this is some kind of error? Should I send this in to a grading service, or save the cash? Thanks in advance. flier
Seems like it looks like someone hammered another lincoln on it, and hence not only explaining the awkward double effect as well as the coin feeling thinner. Hence, overall value: 1 cent. I might be terribly wrong, but that is my opinion.
Hi Flier and welcome to CoinTalk :hail: I would agree with the above but again I too might be wrong LOL De Orc :kewl:
Welcome to the forum, a 1952 P penny Weight is 48 grains (3.1 grams) and a Diameter of 19 MM and Coinfact.com does not list any error for this year so I would say that this coin was tampered with.
Hi SF340flier and welcome to the forum. On the vertical of the coin it looks as if this coin was being processed to be a smashed penny, but somehow slipped out of the machine. That's the only way I can rationalize the rounding on the top and bottom of the coin and it's flatness on the rims. My best guess.
Coin Facts wouldn't....errors are made every year on every type of coin---BUT I don't think this is an error cent that is shown in this thread. Speedy
Nah, if that had been struck on a dime planchet you'd have two very noticable things jump out at you. One: It'd be actual, honest-to-goodness silver. Two: It'd be tiny, thinner than a normal dime, and missing a great deal of detail. Since you're only seeing part of number two as far as criteria go, I'm gonna say that was not struck on a dime planchet. Fish
It could have been struck on a planchet that was at the end of the roll, thus making it thinner than a normal cent. I would get a micrometer and measure the coin being extra careful not to scratch the coin. Then compare with a normal cent. Just my opinion Tdec
You could put it on ebay and say it was struck on a dime plachet with both sides missing the clad layer which resulted in the thinness and the error. Just kidding. Probably pounded into distortion but is really hard to tell from your photo.
one cent/dime pla.. Well,...I have two "1942" one cents and there the exactly as a dime.I have read of the error for the "1943",but I have two that are on the planchetIt has appeared that Im have several more,just different year.
I also feel that the number of "crocks" doing that back then,would be almost nonexsisted...You think a possbility?
Identical in what way ? Do you mean they are the same size only or do you mean that the coins were struck on silver planchets ? There are several explanations that are possible depending upon what you have exactly.
that Dime I mean that If youy place them together the only way you would know the difference is because one is Silver and the other Copper!I have read of the error also.
If I understand you correctly, you are saying that the coin you have looks like a dime but that it is struck on a copper planchet. Is that correct ? It would be a great help if you could post pictures of this coin or coins.
Dim I`m working on getting a picture of It online.I have many intresting coins.Working on the pictures,until later Thanks!.
