trenier Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Recently purchased two 1945 Lincoln Cents when I noticed they are very thick an heavy. 1.8mm thick and 63.4 and 62.4 grains. Could these be a Pollock-2079? As always, please post your opinions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Grams or grains? And we are using an AVOIRDUPOIS weight scale right? How about a profile shot of that edge? Is there such a thing as a genuine piefort (sometimes spelled piedfort) Lincoln Cent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, Quintus Arrius said: Grams or grains? And we are using an AVOIRDUPOIS weight scale right? How about a profile shot of that edge? Is there such a thing as a genuine piefort (sometimes spelled piedfort) Lincoln Cent? P.S. All of my Lincolns come in at just under 2.00 mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member: Seasoned Veteran DWLange Posted March 1, 2021 Member: Seasoned Veteran Share Posted March 1, 2021 The target weight for a cent of the 1864-1982 period is 48 grains or 3.11 grams. While those coins are a bit heavy they appear to be of the normal brass composition. It's possible that the strip was rolled a little too thick, which would not be unusual given the pressure of 24-hour operation and inexperienced employees that marked the war years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 This is neither here nor there but me feels -- the copper content and value of wheaties having long been spoken for -- all pennies minted hereinafter ought to be re-engraved 2-1/2 cents. All in favor, say Aye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 On 3/1/2021 at 4:17 PM, Quintus Arrius said: This is neither here nor there but me feels -- the copper content and value of wheaties having long been spoken for -- all pennies minted hereinafter ought to be re-engraved 2-1/2 cents. All in favor, say Aye! OK. Get out your graver and start scratchin'. That's you job for the next 7,000 years. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) First thing I would do it double check the accuracy of the scales because those weight figures are seriously high. The Pollock pieces would most likely have been proofs which these are not, but if the weights are confirmed they would be rolled thick planchet errors and these would be far enough off (around 4 grams) to definitely be worth a premium. Edited March 3, 2021 by Conder101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 3/2/2021 at 5:42 PM, RWB said: OK. Get out your graver and start scratchin'. That's you job for the next 7,000 years. Seriously, it's getting awfully tiring hearing so many people concerned about rounding up and down. This is a ploy to cut losses as mass melting of mixed alloys will only produce a coin best described as zombie clads. The Lincoln Cent, subsidized or not by other coin lines, is unsustainable in its present form and composition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 17 hours ago, Conder101 said: First thing I would do it double check the accuracy of the scales because those weight figures are seriously high. The Pollock pieces would most likely have been proofs which these are not, but if the weights are confirmed they would be rolled thick planchet errors and these would be far enough off (around 4 grams) to definitely be worth a premium. Interesting observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 To my knowledge no one has made alloy tests for the three coinage mint cents from 1940 through 1949. Such tests could better establish the tin content of cents and the range of acceptable zinc alloy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenier Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 And the result of the grading is... I can't find any 1945 Lincoln cent Ethiopia 5C Planchet errors, I found several Ethiopia 1C Planchet errors... Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, trenier said: And the result of the grading is... I can't find any 1945 Lincoln cent Ethiopia 5C Planchet errors, I found several Ethiopia 1C Planchet errors... [First time I have seen the name of a country, caretakers by legend of the Ark of the Covenant, misspelled on a coin. Three errors for the price of one: wrong planchet, alleged cleaning and a confirmed typo. Somebody get me rewrite!] Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) I want to know how they got a 20 mm Ethiopia planchet into a 19 mm cent collar. And how it managed to pass through the feeding apparatus set for 19 mm planchets. Edited May 13, 2021 by Conder101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
