oversized penny

[Statenisland Keith]

Found this penny on the beach. Anyone ever seen one of these?

 

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Cant say as I never did see anything like it. My first thought was it could be struck on a nickel planchet,but it appears in the pic to be copper and the letters and date are bigger than the real penny.I would take it to a reputable coin dealer and ask them.Great find!! wtg!!Keep us posted on this Im interested in what you find out.HH.

 

[JakePhelps]

strange...cant find anything on it. did you try it with a magnet?

 

[lonewolfe]

Cool find, can you show a pic of the reverse??

HH

 

[Statenisland Keith]

Here is the reverse side

 

[JakePhelps]

I think its cast or something.

 

[treasures4me2find]

Looks to be a pretty good find. Sorry I don't know anything about it. I have seen slightly bigger ones that were noveity items from fairs and the alike.

Ken

 

[Nana40]

That is very odd!

Neat find Keith!!

Nana

 

[wpricetr]

I've never seen or heard about anything like that
cool find though. keep us posted on what u find out
wpricetr

 

[Kentucky Kache]

yea, that's a strange penny. It might be worth a fortune. Good find.

 

[cybercop106]

Looks like someone cleaned a nickel off and stamped a penny out of it. Look at the beveled edge and the lack of fine detail in the text/graphics and how rough the texture is. The real penny is cast under 40 tons of pressure, and the stamping is very clear and tidy. That doesn't look like a US Mint job.

 

[rockitz]

is that a steel penny?.... i once heard about someone selling a steel penny for a lot of money......close to 1 mil$

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Cool find! It does look like someone ground off a nickle, but where did they get the stamp HH, Mike

 

[birdman]

Never know, might be real collectable!

 

[goldther]

HI;
I have a penny like yours ; got it in change at the tollway. Is yours light in weight ? I almost think mine is stamped out of aluminum. Not sure if it the same date. I will try to find it. Please let me know if you find out anything about it and I will do the same, Happy Thanksgiving, Bob