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<p>[QUOTE="Mike Willner, post: 502819, member: 11144"]I got a 1875 Indian Head Cent from a reliable internet source (oxymoron?) for my son's collection. I noticed it seemed very thin when I went to pop it into the Dansco. I weighed it and found it weighed about 1.9g. The other IHCs weighed more then 3g, and a peek at the book confirmed this is the correct weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is not overly rubbed down, so either there was an issue in '75 that was light (seems unlikely) or the coin is a fake (also seems unlikely, it is barely in Fine condition and not very expensive).</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone have any ideas on this, or pointers where to follow up?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Willner, post: 502819, member: 11144"]I got a 1875 Indian Head Cent from a reliable internet source (oxymoron?) for my son's collection. I noticed it seemed very thin when I went to pop it into the Dansco. I weighed it and found it weighed about 1.9g. The other IHCs weighed more then 3g, and a peek at the book confirmed this is the correct weight. The coin is not overly rubbed down, so either there was an issue in '75 that was light (seems unlikely) or the coin is a fake (also seems unlikely, it is barely in Fine condition and not very expensive). Anyone have any ideas on this, or pointers where to follow up? Thanks![/QUOTE]
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