Metalman Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 This is a 2000-D cent compared to a normal 2000-D cent the planchet is almost double thickness and tapered,, any thoughts as to Why ? The strike is good on the coin both obverse and reverse . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 What?! Yes, that's definately thicker than a normal penny. If you noticed the end of the date 2000, it seems that the die has cracked pretty bad and hence you can see the extra metal trace there. Really interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unicorn Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 looks almost enough there for two pennies and not just one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16d Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Really neat find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkmiii Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Is the penny the same size across as a regular penny? Just wondering if it didn't get stricken has hard and didn’t flatten out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalman Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The picture in the original post shows the cent alongside a regular normal cent. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkmiii Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The picture in the original post shows the cent alongside a regular normal cent. Rick I guess that came across wrong...What I ment was the same roundness of the reg cent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalman Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I guess that came across wrong...What I ment was the same roundness of the reg cent. Yes they are the same size on the small side of the taper, but slightly bigger on to the outside of the taper on the thick cent . Sorry I mis understood what you were asking !! Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unicorn Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 any guesses what caused that to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 I am just guessing from your photo, but it almost appears as if a ring of metal was added to the coin. It might just be the photo, but it looks a bit as though there is some soldering around the edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalman Posted July 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Sir Sisu No soldiering, the silver color is where the copper layer has broken I suspect when struck and the zinc core is showing thru . I still have not figured out this cent!! Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggAndyy Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 I had a similar question. I have many a lincoln cent that is not completely uniform in thickness. One side is thinner than a normal cent while the other end of the same coin is thicker, kind of lopsided. The way to be 100 % sure if it is a thicker planchet is to weigh it. If you don't have a scale to do it I am sure a local coin dealer will weigh it for you. That way you can easily avoid all these "are you sure" questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediccoin Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Maybe the zinc core is off set and more copper was applied to make up the difference??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16d Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 This occurs when the sheets of metal are not uniformly flattened as they go through the rollers. I've seen many of these on the bay, referred to as piefort cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacoinman Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Also the differences in thickness could be caused by the hammer die being a smidgeon loose. Thus, when it comes down on the planchet the force may not be evenly divided amonst the planchets surface. Also, to acquire the square edges is the hard part to figure out. Maybe lack of pressure, ie a strong enough to make an impression, but not a full stregth strike. But, unless it is VERY dramatic, most lincoln cent planchet varieties aren't worth the 2x2 they are put in. Trust me, I have a fortune in 2x2ed face value lincoln cents just due to a small error somewhere upon the coin. LOL Just a thought, is the cent magnetic? I know US cents aren't magnetic, but if it was a foriegn planchet that got into the lincoln presses, you never know. Colombia is one country I can think of off the top of my head that uses(used) steel coated or bonded copper planchets (which are magnetic). Also, see if you can weight it somewhere (that allows grahams reading to the hundredth of a gram). US coins are almost always spot on the weight specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 I had a similar question. I have many a lincoln cent that is not completely uniform in thickness. One side is thinner than a normal cent while the other end of the same coin is thicker, kind of lopsided. I see tons like those all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalman Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 As I was going thru some proof cents the other day, I notice that some of them are very thick, even compared to other proof cents, Im beginning to think this maybe a Business strike coin struck on a planchet intended for a proof coin ? Any thoughts ?? Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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