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Moderator
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Does it stick to a magnet? If it doesn't, it's not steel. Could be silver, though. Most likely, it's been plated. Oh, and Welcome to the forum!  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Someone could have also taken plating off.
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Valued Member
United States
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There's no plating to take off.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
651 Posts |
I've heard of mercury treated.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Always the chance it could be a Lincoln Cent on a dime planchet (blank). |
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Valued Member
United States
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You can coated Silver out of Cooper merchandise, by dipping in chemical(I forgot the name). Not even plated nor anodize.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some people chrome them. I have a Kennedy half that someone did that to. I'm not sure if it's the technical term, or even if it is in fact chrome, but it looks like it belongs on someone's hog. |
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Canada
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I use pennies to test my strike baths. It's common for other people who do home plating to do the same. If it's dull and uniform it's likely a nickel strike bath, if it has a satin type look to it , it may be zinc.
What does it weigh?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good call Ugly.It has been plated with zinc.We did that in Chem.class just a couple of years ago.(Hahaha)Couple few.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Does that mean there is copper underneath the plating?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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thank you everybody for your helpful information. Will a plated penny be worth more or less than an actual penny? oh, by the way, how do you put up a smily?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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if its plated its worth no premium, an actual silver cent would likely be struck on a dime planchet and be smaller than a normal cent.
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United States
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I'd say it might be worth a premium, but not at the level you think. A 1962 cent is worth 1 cent, maybe 2.5 if you wanted to claim its copper value. You could probably find someone who thinks your coin is interesting (wouldn't be a serious coin collector though) to give you a quarter for it. That's 25x over face value!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i was going through a big jar the other day, found a 1918 cent. burned around the edges so rim is taller and it's smaller now than a regular cent.  |
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Posted 05/02/2010 11:16 am
I also have an 1888 indian head cent
