Whats wrong with this penny

[jayman1970]

I found this wheat penny in change yesterday and it just looks different.The color looks the same as a steel cent,and when you drop it on a table it sounds different than copper cents.I was wodering if anyone has seen something like this before?The penny on the right is for color comparison.

 

 

 

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[grip]

Try a magnet,or weigh it.Or do both.

[RWB]

Looks like it's in a bezel.

[jayman1970]

tried the magnet,it does not stick.the battery in my scale is dead so I cant weigh it until tomorrow.

[JIM F.]

dipped in mercury.

[jayman1970]

would that make it sound flat when dropped?

[mtnstyne]

Is it the same diameter? Like RWB said it looks like it's in some sort of bezel in your picture.

[jayman1970]

I just stacked the two pennies on top of each other and it is slightly larger. I didnt notice with the penny in hand.Looking now it does look like a bezel,thanks

[mkman123]

bezel is probably right

 

[jayman1970]

here is another one I found in change!!

 

 

 

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[AnkurJ]

So this was exjewelry?

[EXOJUNKIE]

Looks like it's in a bezel.

 

I agree!

[richbeat]

It's a bezel. I have a 1929 cent in a bezel, only the bezel is more pronounced than that one.

[bsshog40]

I'm late on this but agreed, it is in a bezel. The different sound you're hearing is the bezel hitting instead of the cent.

[Kurtdog]

Can you describe the sound better? I mean, is it a ping or ding, or a pong or dong? I'm no numismatic-acoustics expert, but if you check the Internet, I wouldn't be surprised if you find one. As a matter of fact, check ATS, I'll bet they've got one by now.

[Conder101]

The second one is a very nice die crack with crumbling of the edges of the crack in the wheat kernels. It also looks like it may be trying to develop a retained cud as well. There is also a large die chip in the top of the left hand wheat stalk.