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1963-D Penny Weighs between 1.33 and 1.34 Grams

Cecilturtle7Cecilturtle7 Posts: 15 ✭
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Its almost razor thin and I can almost bend it with my fingers if I wanted to. Both Obverse and Reverse are readable but barely. It's brown and copper and doesn't show being struck through. Is it an Error coin of any value?

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  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Need pictures

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  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,237 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sounds like it was eaten away by acid. As mentioned, pictures are needed to be able to make best determination.

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  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,237 ✭✭✭✭✭

    And welcome to the forum!

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  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,164 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Take a photo and copy and paste it into your post.
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  • Cecilturtle7Cecilturtle7 Posts: 15 ✭

    Done I hope

  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,877 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Acid treated

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,876 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Evenly "worn" (eaten away) means acid of some kind.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,292 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yup. Acid etched, probably nitric acid. Loads of fun in a chemistry lab. You can make "copper" dimes and quarters the same way.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,049 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No premium but a fun find - put it in a 2x2 and save it as an example coin

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  • moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:
    Yup. Acid etched, probably nitric acid. Loads of fun in a chemistry lab. You can make "copper" dimes and quarters the same way.

    Perhaps it was in the pocket of some "acid washed" jeans 😉

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  • MarkKelleyMarkKelley Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Acid job. People used to put copper cents on the posts of their car batteries because the acid would preferentially corrode the coins instead of the terminals.

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,164 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MarkKelley said:
    Acid job. People used to put copper cents on the posts of their car batteries because the acid would preferentially corrode the coins instead of the terminals.

    Dang Mark, I truly remember those days.
    Jim


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