HELP! Question about a Lincoln Penny

[rfishoutofwater]

I was going through a box of pennies today ( I go through 4 boxes a week for the last 2 years) and found a 1963 D that is unusually light in weight. I first though it was a Canadian penny when i dumped them on the table and when I found it, it was not. It looks normal other than a little dirty and is very light. Only weighs 2.40 grams and not the usual 3.11 grams. Not sure what to think of it. Any info would be nice. I googled it but cant seem to come up with any type error for that year for weight. I could post a pic but it will look like any other 63D penny. Let me know you thoughts.

Thanks

 

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[CoinFetcher]

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[rfishoutofwater]

Prototype zincoln

Your funny. No other thought?

 

[jeff of pa]

Only logical reason I can come up with is copy. not real

 

[rfishoutofwater]

Only logical reason I can come up with is copy. not real

I thought that too but why a penny? and really its not old or a key date

 

[jeff of pa]

Hard to say. Maybe part of magic set, Jewelry or ?

just out of curiosity, try Magnet, see if it floats, check if it comes apart

 

[rfishoutofwater]

It's not magnetic and it doesn't float. It is only one piece but could be part of a magic set. I'm taking it to my coin dealer today to see what he thinks

 

[BuffaloBoy]

i've come across a similar one as you described, mine being a 1986d cent that is unusually light (i don't have a scale) and makes a noise of a newer canadian cent when dropped. I guess more likely a fake, or on a foreign planchet.

 

[rfishoutofwater]

Stopped at my coin dealer and he looked at it and confirmed to me that it is real. He said it looks like it was in the ground a while and that it looks like a defective planchette strike. It's not a fake or a magic coin. I had brought another 1963 D with me for him to compare and it's dead on other than weight. So it will go in a 2x2 and be added to my odd finds box.