Why is this penny so thick?

[Ammoman]

I am still going through the box of pennies that I purchased late last week. This penny kind of popped out at me when I opened up the role. Is there a reason this is thicker than others?





Thanks for your input!

 

[Molewacker]

I found this on a coin site - thick pennies

What you are seeing is extra height in the rim, not an increase in the actual weight of the flan. You can check this by weighing the coin. It should weigh 2.5 grams. This can happen if the striking pressure of that particular mint press was too high. That would force additional metal to the edge of the coin and increase the size of the already upset rim.

 

[Ammoman]

Very interesting. I just weighed the penny and it is exactly as you say. Thank you so much!

 

[nomad 11]

I am still going through the box of pennies that I purchased late last week. This penny kind of popped out at me when I opened up the role. Is there a reason this is thicker than others?

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Thanks for your input!

cool ! maybe you can win some kind of award for widest rim cent ever produced by a U.S mint ?

 

[PetesPockets55]

Is the rim noticeably higher to your eye or touch?

If so I think they are referred to as a finned rim and occur as Molewhacker said.
Finning a error-ref.com LINK .