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D. Good morning. I hate to send you another 40s wheat penny appraisal request, but this one is slightly unusual and I am not able to find anything by searching online. The thing that seems a bit odd is that it is noticeably thinner and a slightly smaller diameter than other 1944 pennies I have. As you can see in the photo, the patina/color is different than the other 44 pennies I have. In regards to the edges, I know people could use extremely find sandpaper, but I do not see any marks indicating edge tampering. I read about shell casing pennies, but all the descriptions I found talked about patina/color but none mentioned size or thickness differences. Thoughts? Thanks.
Asked on Mar 20, 2025
It might have been subjected to acid corrosion. I’m confident it’s common.
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