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Bedrock of the Community
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99.9999999% chance it is plated. Keep it as a conversation piece.  to the CCF! |
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Excellent feedback- thanks everyone!
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Your coin was uncased in a bezel. It was a form of cheap jewelry for kids. Some were plated a silver color & some a gold color. I guess it depended on how well you did at the county fair in those days. Look on the reverse at the bottom of your coin and you can see were the eyelet was that a chain would have gone through. It has since broken off. Here's one I found metal detecting a few years ago at an old school yard   Edited by jasper62
12/03/2019 03:08 am
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99.9999999% chance it is plated. Keep it as a conversation piece. I expect that those who once looked at the silver 1956 cent felt likewise. That's why it was scratched! Why doesn't our OP do an edge scraping on the 1956-D and settle the matter?  |
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Exo, was yours verified by a TPG? |
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@merclover ... No. It tested silver and matched the weight of a dime. It clearly passed the scratch test, too. I bought it, housed in a custom-made Capital holder, which to me looks more impressive than a slab. I should add that a TPG gave me a verbal opinion on it, prior to my purchase. All factors considered, I saw no reason to certify it. Once again, I ask: Why doesn't our OP do an edge scraping on the 1956-D and settle the matter? |
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If it was my coin, I'd want to verify it my a third party in case I ever wanted to sell it. Generally, I am not in favour of slabs, but in the case of a special error coin where a verified opinion could solidify a value, I'd certainly do it. Just MY opinion.  |
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@MERCLOVER .... I can appreciate where you're coming from. Perhaps, a future owner will slab the 1956. From my perspective, the lower grade and damage don't make it worthwhile. I'm assured it's genuine, as is the expert/author/grader who evaluated it. I like the custom-made case.
Getting back to the OP's coin, I would scratch the edge or, better yet, find a dealer, coin or jewelry, who possesses one of those "ray guns" to determine the metal content. Crickets ....
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Bedrock of the Community
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Why doesn't our OP do an edge scraping on the 1956-D and settle the matter? An edge scraping won't tell you anything because the coin is inside a bezel. We see these plated cents in a bezel a lot. Notice at 6:00 on the reverse you can see where the edge of the bezel is bent back. That is where the loop was that has been torn off. It is the same type of bezel as the one pictured by Jasper only his still has the loop in place. But you can still see the same bending back of the edge of the bezel. |
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@Conder101 .... Can a bezel not be removed? Also, the "gun" can detect silver, regardless. IMHO, this all comes down to whether the OP really wants to get the facts on his piece. Granted, the odds of it being an off-metal Lincoln Cent are extremely small, but I've seen a great many surprises in this hobby over many years. My finding a silver Conder slave token at a Florida flea market amazed me. BTW, this Conder token will get slabbed, as it's worth the added expense. I'll eventually start a thread on this piece. Another, presently unslabbed silver piece that came my way is an 1862 Monitor/McClellan token. Finds like this never cease to amaze me, and that's why I'd not be too quick to dismiss this OP's item. |
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ExoGuy;
What are the chances that your One Cent Coin, could also be a struck through ? The ridges around the indent do not appear to be raised.
Dan
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@Dan .... I expect that the slightly larger cent dies flattened the dime planchet, spreading it out. A number of knowledgeable dealers & collectors, plus a TPG'er have seen my 1956. All have agreed it's simply a cent struck on a silver dime planchet. Please, note that I don't want to hijack this thread! I only posted my 1956 to show that there's a possibility of 1956-dated Lincoln cents being struck in an off-metal. Personally, I'd not too quickly too quickly dismiss that possibility with the OP's coin. |
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On the bottom of the reverse of the OP's coin where the eyelet once was the silver plating has worn off exposing the copper. You have nothing more than a 1956D COPPER LWC encased in a copper bezel. there's nothing more to it. sorry but it's only worth a few dollars as a novelty  Edited by jasper62
12/04/2019 5:43 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I have about a dozen plated coins from around the World. Most of them were obtained from dealers' junk boxes mostly LCS or at coin shows, over a period of about 40 years or so.
I don't value them at any more than for unplated coins, but I have kept them all. They are a good way to demonstrate how
new collectors can be fooled into thinking they may have an exceedingly rare off metal strike error.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Please, note that I don't want to hijack this thread! I only posted my 1956 to show that there's a possibility of 1956-dated Lincoln cents being struck in an off-metal. Personally, I'd not too quickly too quickly dismiss that possibility with the OP's coin. Yes there is always the possibility that when someone posts a "silver penny" that it could be a off metal struck on a dime planchet, but if it is then it will also be undersized and not show the rim all the way around. Even withthe bezel it is clear the cent is full size. An yes you could remove the cent from the bezel, but since it is crimps all the way around, and typically this type of bezel is made of steel, chances are very good you will do a fair amount of damage to the coin in removing it. (Of couse the damage done will also most likely break through the plating proving it is plated as well.) |
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