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Bisquera New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/25/2018 11:35 pm Hi everyone. Let me introduce myself, My name is evelyn from california. When it comes to coin collection, I have no idea. So please I need your help. I have this 1974d penny. I keep looking at it and it looks like a silver but I'm not sure. I asked some people and they said silver. Any idea about a silver penny? please help. thanks * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

casualcoincollector Pillar of the Community United States 574 Posts	Posted 07/25/2018 11:50 pm Hello Evelyn, It could be what you described here is a copy of the 1974 aluminum cent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_aluminum_cent Do you have any photos of the coin that you can post here? Edited by casualcoincollector 07/25/2018 11:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 07/25/2018 11:56 pm Need a pic. Could also be a penny coated in mercury. Us kids did that back in the 1970s. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 07/25/2018 11:57 pm I moved your post to the appropriate section for the proper attention. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74811 Posts	Posted 07/26/2018 12:36 am To CCF! https://www.coincommunity.com/image-optimizer/ https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...g-images.asp Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 07/26/2018 01:23 am I will echo the above comments. We definitely need pictures of the coin, and the weight of it to at least 0.1g would help. to CCF! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 07/26/2018 05:23 am You need to either type a reply in the "Quick Reply" box at the bottom of the page, or click "Reply to Topic". Not "New Topic" each time Report this Post to the Staff
Bisquera New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/26/2018 05:24 am Is this a silver penny? Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 07/26/2018 05:29 am The coin is small in your picture, but it does have a hint of the copper coloring. Try to post a closer image, and here is the CCF Free Image Optimizer to help crop your images. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189473 Posts	Posted 07/26/2018 1:09 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/26/2018 1:36 pm It maybe plated. It may have come from a mint set and the cello turn the color on the coin. I found a proof cent that had turned that color still in the cello. So I new it hadn't been removed. In the last batch I found some gold colored and blotchy. I figured out that when they cut the cello it cut a hole in the cello and the coin had turned color. The only way it could be silver is if it were struck on a dime planchet. But this is not seen on your coin. But I'm guessing the weight will be normal and it was plated from what I can see. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3663 Posts	Posted 07/26/2018 10:57 pm I posted this on another thread some time back, but several hundreds (maybe as many as a couple thousand) of 1974-D cents were chromed by an automobile chroming shop for trade show giveaways at the Denver Merchandise Mart back in the day. We received several of these in change at our family hardware store at the time, and they continued to surface around here for years. I have one or two in my junk boxes somewhere. Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 07/26/2018 11:03 pm Quote: I posted this on another thread some time back, but several hundreds (maybe as many as a couple thousand) of 1974-D cents were chromed by an automobile chroming shop for trade show giveaways at the Denver Merchandise Mart back in the day If only he did the same for 1944 LWC, he would drive coin dealers crazy for years. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/27/2018 12:14 am I've seen gold plated coins here from 1995 that were given out as examples of their plating shop. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3663 Posts	Posted 07/27/2018 11:10 pm Wowzers. Gold plating would definitely get attention. I'll say this: they did an excellent job with the chrome plating. If their re-chromed bumpers and trim look that good, they'd get my business! The 1974-D cents appeared here in 1974. I have a sneaking suspicion that they bought a fresh bag of cents and plated the whole bag. It generated quite a buzz in the Front Range, and I think it was the Rocky Mountain News (RIP!) that hunted down the story. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/28/2018 10:55 am Quote: If only he did the same for 1944 LWC, he would drive coin dealers crazy for years. Don't worry, all the other plated coins out there already do, and have for many years. Report this Post to the Staff
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