1945 Lincoln Cent--Struck on an Ethiopia 5 Centimes Planchet--MS-64 RB (NGC). 4.1 grams. The foreign planchet is heavier and thicker than that intended for U.S. cents in 1945 (3.11) grams, providing abundant metal to fill even the deepest recesses of the design elements in the dies. As such, we note full, razor sharp definition to both sides. The surfaces are attractively original with light golden-brown toning to dominant mint color in medium reddish-rose. The planchet on which this Lincoln cent is struck was almost certainly intended for the 12,838,000-piece mintage of Ethiopian 5 centimes coins struck in the Philadelphia Mint during calendar year 1945. A fascinating wrong planchet error for the specialist collector.
