Thin Lincoln penny

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Hush2025
Hush2025 Posts: 15 ✭
edited September 3, 2025 6:47AM in Q & A Forum

Hello everybody
I have thin Lincoln penny. Is it real?
Any thoughts

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  • Hush2025
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  • IkesT
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    Real and heavily corroded by acid.

  • MsMorrisine
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    acid

    how does it compare to the size of a dime?

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  • MsMorrisine
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    the fun ones were the same size as a dime back in the day

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  • ambro51
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    What’s it weigh?

  • david3142
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    @Hush2025 said:

    That’s a nickel. However, it seems unlikely to be struck on a dime planchet because it isn’t silver in color, it’s copper. I’m not sure how it could have corroded such that the planchet would be noticeably thinner but maintain that much detail though.

  • MsMorrisine
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    a dime is 2.268 grams

    is it anything close?

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    @david3142 said:
    That’s a nickel. However, it seems unlikely to be struck on a dime planchet because it isn’t silver in color, it’s copper. I’m not sure how it could have corroded such that the planchet would be noticeably thinner but maintain that much detail though.

    i satisfied myself with the thought of dilute acid

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  • Coins3675
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    That is cool how small it is.

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  • Hush2025
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    @MsMorrisine said:
    a dime is 2.268 grams

    is it anything close?

    Much less for sure

  • Somebody
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    Yeah, it's definitely been laying in some kind of acidic solution.

  • dcarr
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    Nitric acid will do that.

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  • jmlanzaf
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    @david3142 said:

    @Hush2025 said:

    That’s a nickel. However, it seems unlikely to be struck on a dime planchet because it isn’t silver in color, it’s copper. I’m not sure how it could have corroded such that the planchet would be noticeably thinner but maintain that much detail though.

    Acid. I've done it dozens of times

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  • Hush2025
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    @jmlanzaf said:

    @david3142 said:

    @Hush2025 said:

    That’s a nickel. However, it seems unlikely to be struck on a dime planchet because it isn’t silver in color, it’s copper. I’m not sure how it could have corroded such that the planchet would be noticeably thinner but maintain that much detail though.

    Acid. I've done it dozens of times

    Do you have some pics of yours penny after acid

  • World67
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    @Hush2025 said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @david3142 said:

    @Hush2025 said:

    That’s a nickel. However, it seems unlikely to be struck on a dime planchet because it isn’t silver in color, it’s copper. I’m not sure how it could have corroded such that the planchet would be noticeably thinner but maintain that much detail though.

    Acid. I've done it dozens of times

    Do you have some pics of yours penny after acid

  • Namvet69
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    www.Capturedlightening.com is a coin shrinking process that could create this effect. Peace Roy

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