1941 no mint mark 3.42 penny

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I found a 1941 No meant mark wheat Penny, that weighs 3.42 It seems to be a touch smaller than a regular cent but heavier any thoughts 20250120_014508.jpg

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In my opinion, this one to me- in my current state of achiness, it looks odd. I look at the reverse and see some lines running north south. The rim on the reverse is damaged from about K9 to K2 (clock reference). The rim damage isconcerning, it looks almost like its been under pressure. There are more lines on the obverse on Lincoln's coat, but a little less obvious.

If you lay this coin on a table and place another copper cent side my side,by touch does one seem higher than the other?

What about stacking them on top of each other and looking at the thickness. Does one look a little thicker ?

Is your scale accurate? See if you can find a few copper cents that weigh 3.11 grams. Weigh them one at a time.

This could simply be a Lincoln cent struck on thicker cent stock. The rollers simply were not right when rolling of this metal into sheets. A little thicker metal results in sliver of extra metal. Sure its out of tolerance by .18 of a gram.

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No mint mark means the cent was made in Philadelphia. I think it was 2017 that they finally added a P mintmark onto the cent.