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I have found that there are many gold plated pennies but my penny weighs less than a normal penny what could it be?
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∙ 11y ago
The most probable cause is that the coin was struck at the mint on a blank (planchet) that was not of the proper thickness. This isn't a most uncommon event even though the mint does a good job with quality control. That means some coins slip through that are "non-standard" and have some collectiblity and some worth beyond face value.
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