This is a 1925 cent that my brother and I found in a huge bag of Lincoln wheats. It is a lot smaller than a normal coin which is 19mm this coin measures 18.23mm It also looks like it was struck a little funny. Could this be struck on a foreign planchet? Thanks Tom
WOW, I dont have any info handy right now, but if memory serves me correct, they also minted Philipines Centavos...it MIGHT be a wrong planchet error, I'm sure the error guys will know more ! This site is awesome for getting info from experts !
Nice find. It very well may be struck on a foriegn planchet by the US Mint. The experts here will solve this one. Bruce
It's an encased or "lucky token" cent. It formerly resided in a ring that bore an advertising slogan or other message. It's not an error.
hmmm.. The indentation show is only on that side, the strike is quite off. Why would it be almost 1cm smaller than a normal coin? I have taken coins out of luck tokens before and I have noticed a ring around the whole coin but this is just one side that has the indentation.
The pushed in "rim" and the gutter on the edge are clear indicators of post-strike alteration. Even if none of these indicators were present, the fact that the coin is undersized is a dead giveaway. Proportional reduction of the coin and its design is an impossibility in a genuine error. Yet this is common in encased cents.
Thanks for your help, boy we really thought we had something here. I just don't understand how it could be so much smaller than a regular coin could it really swedge/smush it like that. Smush is a cool word. SMUUSHY =)
So common that about 10 years ago, I purchased a whole roll of wheats like this on ebay and they were advertised as being Off Center. This was well before I knew what I was doing and it was a real lesson to learn!
