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1968-S Lincoln Memorial Cent, What In The Heck Am I Looking At?

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Okay guys, I am fecaling on myself right now, I've just gotten through 80,000 pennies and I think I'm hallucinating. I am so excited, hoping I have found a unique coin to add to my collection. Okay, enough rambling.

Details: I don't know the weight, or what metal it is. A internet search provided nothing. So I am turning to the professionals. Thank you in advance.

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It looks like it was plated with something: zinc, steel, or silver. Zinc is my guess.
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It's most likely plated. The weight would say a lot, though.
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Plated, see how the letters are globby looking?

Slightly magnetic would be nickel, more strongly magnetic, stainless steel, non magnetic is zinc

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Plated for sure.
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Another vote for plated.
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Thank you!
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Looks more like rubbed with mercury. Don't ask me how I know, I just know.
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