1967 penny

[Peckris 579]

Ok, here's my next curiosity. (No point in showing a picture as will be obvious if you read on).

I have a 1967 penny. [Waits for gasps of shock and stunned amazement to die down ] Well, ok, whoopee-doo. It looks exactly like an EF 1967 penny should do - virtually no wear, and with traces of lustre on both sides. So what's the big deal? Well, there is something with this one, but it isn't apparent until you let it drop onto a hard surface. Instead of making a nice healthy bronzy ring, it just goes 'clack', as if it was a heavy plastic counter. Yet there is nothing about the appearance to suggest that it isn't normal bronze - the colour is just exactly what you would expect.

Unfortunately, I don't have a set of coin weighing scales so I can't tell you if it deviates from the norm, but it feels right.

Any comments or thoughts welcome.

[Gary D 76]

Ok, here's my next curiosity. (No point in showing a picture as will be obvious if you read on).

I have a 1967 penny. [Waits for gasps of shock and stunned amazement to die down ] Well, ok, whoopee-doo. It looks exactly like an EF 1967 penny should do - virtually no wear, and with traces of lustre on both sides. So what's the big deal? Well, there is something with this one, but it isn't apparent until you let it drop onto a hard surface. Instead of making a nice healthy bronzy ring, it just goes 'clack', as if it was a heavy plastic counter. Yet there is nothing about the appearance to suggest that it isn't normal bronze - the colour is just exactly what you would expect.

Unfortunately, I don't have a set of coin weighing scales so I can't tell you if it deviates from the norm, but it feels right.

Any comments or thoughts welcome.

Could it be like this one. The crack would stop it ringing

[Peckris 579]

Could it be like this one. The crack would stop it ringing

Nice idea, but if you examine the penny front and back and side on, there is no crack or any sign of anything beginning.