1935 Lincoln Cent

[jbul]

Hi all, I hope everyone got to see the eclipse today. I have a 1935 Lincoln cent that weighs only 2.628 grams and is struck through, I think.

Will appreciate any input. Thanks!

[makecents]

Could there be enough wear to account for the weight?

[VAB2013]

Hello jbul! Yes, my son and I watched the eclipse through a welding helmet, pretty cool! Does your coin stick to a magnet? I'm thinking it's a greaser, but not sure.

[jbul]

Hello VAB2013. The coin is not magnetic.

[willbrooks]

The reverse does look like it was struck through a filled die, and a nice example of it. However, the obverse looks like extreme wear, but there could be a combination. Nice coin. Welcome to the forum.

[GrumpyEd]

Interesting, it looks like a greaser.
I'd think that the wear shouldn't reduce the weight that much and a greaser shouldn't reduce it at all.
Wear always looks like it reduces weight more than it really does because it starts taking off the rims and details while most of the body weight remains. Even really thin slick looking 90% silver looks like it's half gone but they weigh 80-90% of normal.

Most of what's missing on that cent looks missing from grease or strike more than wear.

Really not sure but maybe the planchet started out underweight.

[Roller]

Is the coin of consistent thickness throughout? That is, is this struck on a tapered planchet? If it is not tapered, I'm with Ed that it's struck through.

[jbul]

The coin appears to exhibit a slight taper, best as I can tell (no expert here). I compared the thickness to another wheatie, and found that the 1935 looks to be about 1/2 mm thinner overall. I am leaning more toward struck through also.

[jfines69]

Sounds like a thin planchet and looks like a struck thru with some circ wear... Nice find!!!

[uglycent]

I agree with the thin plachet, and with and grease if lightness from the thinness causing the missing details.