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[Michael Heck]

I have ths 192? penny just wondering if it is just that worn or something else?I have tons of questions but way to many to list.

[Michael Heck]

it weighs 2.87 grams

 

[Greenstang]

Welcome to the Forum.

Just a well worn coin. May have been a partial Grease Filled Die but too worn to tell at this point.

[Michael Heck]

thought this one was cool not sure what happend to it.

[Michael Heck]

did not know if it was a 1922 that did not have the D mark on it

[GBrad]

Welcome to the forum!! Greenstang makes a good point. IMHO it looks like it may have seen some time in a clothes dryer (known as a dryer coin) by the looks of the rounded and bulged edge and rims I can see on my cell phone at the moment. Definitely a worn and circulated cent which could account for the loss of weight. Should be around 3.11 grams for a copper but 2.87 is not unusual for a worn cent. 

[GBrad]

On 8/9/2021 at 3:10 PM, Michael Heck said:

thought this one was cool not sure what happend to it.

Definitely post mint damage here (PMD). Nothing like that happened during the minting process. No telling at all what happened to it. Just damaged. 

Edited August 9, 2021 by GBrad

[JKK]

On 8/9/2021 at 12:10 PM, Michael Heck said:

thought this one was cool not sure what happend to it.

Brutal abuse, limiting the value to $0.01 or its bullion value, which for copper is currently $0.028.

It might look cool to some people, but not to people who like coins and prefer them unbrutalized. To at least some of them, and certainly to me, it just looks like an example of the limitless human capacity for coin abuse.

[Michael Heck]

ok last one here. Or do i have to put all in new topic? This penny i found will not stay in the book every time i open it it falls out. Has anyone seen this before. I am sure someone has. But like I said earlier new to this tons of questions. Would like to know more. I read alot if it intrests me like to know more any sugestions???

[JKK]

On 8/9/2021 at 12:29 PM, Michael Heck said:

ok last one here. Or do i have to put all in new topic? This penny i found will not stay in the book every time i open it it falls out. Has anyone seen this before. I am sure someone has. But like I said earlier new to this tons of questions. Would like to know more. I read alot if it intrests me like to know more any sugestions???

It is great when new collectors ask questions. That's why old collectors gather here to help them. And yes, ideally, you'd give each coin its own thread. The reason for that is that there is never a question which coin the discussion is talking about, thus no need to quote the whole picture just to maintain context. But it's not like anyone's going to string you up for it. Now if you did it to someone else's thread, that'd be seriously no bueno, but you haven't. Don't worry.

Obviously you have weighed this cent and found that it is normal. If it were much underweight, you'd have one possible answer as to why it falls out. What I see is a 47 Linc that might or might not make F-12 depending on the wheat lines, which I can't see in the reverse photo. I see discoloration hinting at copper tarnish, quite normal on older bronze cents. But don't forget that a coin can fall out of a cardboard album due to issues with the album. There is no guarantee of perfection there, and album slots can wear out.

[DWLange]

Coin folders made prior to 1960 are notorious for coins falling out, especially plain edge coins. Whitman retooled at that time with a lock-in cut to the openings.