bigdog59 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) there some letters above the 1972 is this on wrong planchet weighs 3.7 grams Edited July 20, 2023 by bigdog59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Raines Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 I'm a newbie but to me the coin isn't worth getting graded due to it being damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Hello and welcome to the forum! I am not seeing any letters above the date on this coin. That is being referred to here now as a form of pareidolia. The only letters above I see are the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. A 1972 D Lincoln Memorial Cent should weigh near 3.11g. What we do not know is what kind of scale you are using, whether or not the scale is calibrated properly, or if the scale is working properly to begin with. It is hard for us on here to go by the weights some of the people post on here due to their usage of cheap pocket scales that are not accurate to begin with. Most likely you have a normal circulated 1972 D Lincoln cent worth its face value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog59 Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 the penny weighs 3.7 gram the scale is right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) I see what looks like an edge strike from a reeded coin above the date which you might mistake for a capital "E" if you haven't seen that before. And has your scale been calibrated with a known calibration weight? What does it give you as the weight for a shiny nickel? Edited July 20, 2023 by EagleRJO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l.cutler Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 If the scale is correct, then you have a coin struck on a slightly thick planchet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Most copper cents way around 3.11 g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 You should really be weighing your coins to at least two decimal points, one is not accurate enough for coins. Your cent is probably from a slightly thicker planchet, the same as there are thin planchets, there are thick planchets. Also those are not letters above the date, they are circulation marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldhair Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 There is an easy way to see if the scale is even in the ballpark. Weigh several other pre 1982 cents. If they all weigh 3.5 the scale is off. If they all weigh about 3.1 the scale is close to being correct. As said, it's best to use a scale that will weigh to at least two decimal points. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 I used to reload my own ammo and I got one of the older Hornady scales for measuring powder. That is the best scale Ive ever owned. Its very accurate and very easy to calibrate with the weight that comes with it. It weighs to 3 decimal points. If you can get hold of one of those, they are great scales for weighing coins. I very rarely weigh a coin but when I do I use them. Last time I weighed a coin was to help confirm a quarter with a missing clad layer. Thats been over a year ago. Coinbuf and powermad5000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 The OP did not answer what the name of the scale that is being used, whether or not it is properly calibrated, or has done any tests to confirm if it is working properly or not. The OP's response was just that the scale is correct. I will not go into the thick planchet arena without an accurate weighing which I do not think we are going to get. I am sticking with that it is a normal Lincoln within mint tolerance for weight. @Hoghead515, should my Amston ever fail I will keep that in mind. That's awesome that it goes to three decimal places! Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 If the scale checks out as accurate a 3.7 grams cent would be fare enough out of spec to be worth a premium. Unfortunately I think the condition of the coin would reduce that premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 It really should be weighed with a decent scale that has at least 0.01g accuracy and calibrated with two (2) weights made for that purpose (e.g. 10g & 20g calibration weights). But if you at least check the weight of a shiny newer nickel (5.000g per the mint) it should give you a rough indication of accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
