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Paper thin pennies

Bigrig52Bigrig52 Posts: 677
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Is it common to find paper thin pennies.I found 2 of them and they have the obverse and dates and full reverse on them.How does this happen?Thanks and Happy New Years to all

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    tightbudgettightbudget Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭
    Improper stock?
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    MrSpudMrSpud Posts: 4,498 ✭✭✭
    This one I found in a Coinstar machine is paper thin image In fact, it is made of paper!
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    Bigrig52Bigrig52 Posts: 677
    Mine are that thin but are wheat pennies..
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    MrSpudMrSpud Posts: 4,498 ✭✭✭
    Made of Copper?
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    Bigrig52Bigrig52 Posts: 677
    Yes made of copper
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    pharmerpharmer Posts: 8,355 ✭
    Wheat
    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."

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    LALASD4LALASD4 Posts: 3,602 ✭✭✭
    acid?
    Coin Collector, Chicken Owner, Licensed Tax Preparer & Insurance Broker/Agent.
    San Diego, CA


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    pb2ypb2y Posts: 1,461 ✭
    HAPPY NEW YEAR
    FROM THE LAND OF LINCOLN
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    Bigrig52Bigrig52 Posts: 677
    It's a 1928 plain wheat
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    DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    Pic?
    Becky
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    direwolf1972direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭
    I guess if someone was resourceful enough the could grind down the reverse and obverse of two coins with a CNC lathe. Then join the two resulting pieces back together to make one coin. Just thinking of possible reasons for them to be so thin. I could be totally off base.

    I too would like to see pics of them.

    Edited for poor spelling image
    I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

    You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have run across a couple of these cents that are noticeably thinner - with no apparent explanation. I did not retain them, thinking it was merely a planchet variance. May have been wrong.. Cheers, RickO

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