Thin penny?

[theekman]

I forgot where i found this penny ive had it for a few months finally decided to ask about it. Its probably a 4th of the thickness a penny should be but it has an obverse and reverse struck pretty well on it, is it just a skinny planchet, or part of a magicians coin? Its so thin you can pretty easily bend it.

 

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[Coin Town]

I forgot where i found this penny ive had it for a few months finally decided to ask about it. Its probably a 4th of the thickness a penny should be but it has an obverse and reverse struck pretty well on it, is it just a skinny planchet, or part of a magicians coin? Its so thin you can pretty easily bend it. <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=870356"/> <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=870357"/> <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=870358"/>

Wow...never seen that before!!!

 

[mAGma]

Yeah, I dont have any advise as I am clueless when it comes to pennies...but that's pretty awesome

 

[50cent]

i'm guess'n you want the skinny on that cent?

 

[huntsman53]

The thin Cent that you found was either subjected to acid or it was in an acidic environment for some time. Since the lettering and details (images) on the coin were pressed into the coin with extreme pressure and are more dense, this is why that when the less dense portions of the coin's planchet (the fields and the rim) were eaten away by the acid, that the more dense lettering and details show up so well. It is similar to using Nick-A-Date on Buffalo Nickels to restore the Date or acid on a gun to restore a filed away Serial Number.


Frank

 

[enamel7]

I agree with this analogy.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Looks like one we (not I) used to grind down on the sidewalk, to fit in the 10c coke machine.