So it is not a complete coin - so likely not a mint error. Maybe someone sanded off the reverse?
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I thought also some one must have sanded it off but doesn't have any marking that looks like sanding. Maybe just a good sand job. Never seen a coin that wasn't stamped to compare with.
Not too good with pictures either so you might not be able to see it too well.
Love tokens were popular in that time I believe, perhaps someone sanded and polished at one time in preperation for engraving.
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Isn't it possible that this is a thin planchet, and therefore didn't receive the reverse impression? It seems to have some rim if you zoom the coin in. But I guess if it didn't hit the reverse die well, the obverse would be VERY weak too. Hmmm... Hard to tell for sure. But that light weight... hmmm...
I guess it's possible that if it were "carved" sixty years ago, the sanding lines could have been circulated back to a somewhat smooth appearance. But then is it possible that sixty years of circulation could be responsible for .2 grams of copper loss on what actually IS a mint error?
Thanks for all the information. My scale is a cheap one so it could have been off a bit but after looking at the coin closer, I think it probably was sanded because around the rim is smooth. I will hang on to it just because it is different but thought maybe it was an error. I like Kurr's idea that it might have been a love token for someone
I found a 1946 or 41 that was similar. On the one I found, you could see a faint trace of the wheat ears with a 30X loupe and the whole back had a rough surface like it was etched with acid or sand blasted.
Can't you add an acid to it, revealing the back sides details? I know there is a trick that is something like that. I'd look into some metallurgy techniques perhaps?
1948 Cent with no wheat back??
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