What should I do about this one? No Braille no nothing

[Noel]

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[makecents]

It looks like a blank planchet on the obverse and grease filled die on the reverse, maybe just grease filled on both sides. We'll have to see what the pros say.

[Petespockets55]

What is the weight and diameter of the coin.
This information may help determine what is going on.

[Noel]

19mm
2.5grams

[mustbebob]

Since it appears there is a rim on the reverse but not on the obverse (Unless it cant be seen on the photo) , it was obviously ground down. It looks like a copper planchet so the lack of weight also seems to lead to that conclusion.

[Noel]

One of the times you going to reply with good news, lol.

[Petespockets55]

Since it appears there is a rim on the reverse but not on the obverse (Unless it cant be seen on the photo) , it was obviously ground down. It looks like a copper planchet so the lack of weight also seems to lead to that conclusion.

That's what I was leaning towards also but thought it was just a copper plated zinc with minimal weight loss. Didn't have a clue how much the weight would be reduced by sanding that much.

Question about a late stage brockage- Could the diameter be increased because of being out of the collar die?
Thanks in advance.

[mustbebob]

One of the times you going to reply with good news, lol.

lol...wish it could have been something different Noel.

but thought it was just a copper plated zinc with minimal weight loss.

Any amount of scraping on a copper plated zinc planchet would show the zinc core. The plating is extremely thin.

Could the diameter be increased because of being out of the collar die?

Any time a coin is struck outside the collar, the diameter is affected. This particular coin is 19mm which is standard for the Lincoln cent.

[Petespockets55]

lol...wish it could have been something different Noel.




Any amount of scraping on a copper plated zinc planchet would show the zinc core. The plating is extremely thin.



Any time a coin is struck outside the collar, the diameter is affected. This particular coin is 19mm which is standard for the Lincoln cent.

Thank you Bob, you confirmed my line of thought and understanding.
(Imagine that, something IS starting to sink into my noodle)

[VAB2013]

Found one just like this when I first started searching Lincolns! I really thought I was onto something big You can see the scratch marks where someone used a file or some kind of tool to remove the face of the coin. Wonder why people do things like that??