1973 Philadelphia weight 2.49 grams 1 1

[Preston Lee]

I found this 1973 penny weight is 2.49 grams. Does anyone know about this? Should I send it in to get graded and certified? Thank you 

[RWB]

Where did you "learn" this cent might be valuable?

It's nothing but a slightly under weight cent of no special importance, interest or value. So you want to spend $50+ to have beat up pocket change put in a plastic holder?

[Greenstang]

Unless you think that cent is worth about $200.00, then no, it is not worth getting graded.  
Being less than .5g underweight does not make it collectible.

[EagleRJO]

On 12/2/2023 at 5:06 PM, Preston Lee said:

I found this 1973 penny weight is 2.49 grams ... Should I send it in to get graded and certified?

1973 in not a transitional year where you might find an off-metal or wrong planchet error that might be indicated by a weight difference.  So it's not clear to me why you were weighing this cent or might think it could be valuable enough to be worth submitting.

Edited December 2, 2023 by EagleRJO

[Sandon]

    Your 1973 Lincoln cent was probably struck on a planchet (blank) cut from thin stock, which would account for both its lower than usual weight and its weak strike. It would be worth little or no premium, and it would not be worth spending $37 in grading ($19) and error attribution ($18) fees alone to see if NGC would even attribute it as an error. This assumes that you have submission privileges (minimum $95 per year) and does not include the $10 per order processing fee and minimum $28 per order return shipping fee.

    Never hold a coin you think may have collector value in your bare hands! This is true for all coins but particularly so for copper alloy coins. Skin oils are what cause copper coins with mint color like yours to turn brown and can also cause them to spot and eventually corrode.

[l.cutler]

Not a lot of value, but if you want to keep it, I'd give it an acetone rinse before your fingerprints are permanently etched into it.