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Valued Member
United States
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I can only assume that this is coated with something. Just checking on others opinions. Obviously it must have been done quite a while ago because of the color but what do they coat the coin with? It weighs 3.14 and it is not magnetic.    |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have a 1965 like and seem to be done by some funny guys who want to make moneys. XRF test give me complete different alloy of nickel that mint use.
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United States
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I'm thinking striped rather than coated, but let's wait for the experts to weigh in. Either way, it's PMD |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not stripped because the cents before mid 1982 were solid bronze alloy. Afterwards they were zinc core and copper plated. Maybe it is spray paint? A trick to slough off a cent for a dime in change?
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Valued Member
United States
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Yes, Rothery, plated. I was just using OPS language.
TNG, I didn't even think about that. Good to know!
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New Member
United States
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All it could be is plating, or real. It's 99% chance plated, but still cool to hold onto just in case!
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Valued Member
United States
356 Posts |
This is a 1970 bronze cent. Bronze/copper cents weigh in the 3.11 gram range. A steel cent weighs 2.7 grams. This tells it all. Like mentioned before, it is not stripped as there is nothing to strip from this year Lincoln Cent. Plated.... possibly, painted.... possibly, but it is not a steel cent. Still neat looking though. |
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Canada
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And here is mine. Closer look will show house made plating.   Any comments? welcome. Silvio |
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Valued Member
United States
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Just a far-flung thought:
Born in 1948, I spent my youth among fellow street urchins in the projects of the Boston Housing Authority. I remember many times one of us kids held a puddle of mercury in our left palm and by washing them in the puddle, turned pennies into dimes. I've often wondered what one of those would look like today. Of course we under-educated, under-supervised urchins had not a clue how poisonous mercury is!
Kevin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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kcm, those were the days of chemistry sets sold to kids who blew up,military gave cigarettes in rations, tv adds said cigarettes were healthy, radiation paint was put on clocks that glowed in the dark, ect...glad you survived.
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Valued Member
United States
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It's very possible to Zinc plate a cent with minimal chemistry. Look for a place where the electrode was connected to the copper. Just an alternative idea how these could be made. https://chemdemos.uoregon.edu/demos...monstration#Chemistry working for you. When I did black and white photos and the papers actually had Silver in them (film also) I'd drop a penny into the fixer solution and it would collect silver. I don't know where those went if I spent them. They would be from the 60s. Edited by PPorro
02/27/2021 11:16 am
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United States
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glad you survived Shall I post a list of those who are not? |
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United States
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Look for a place where the electrode was connected to the copper. Good information PPorro on looking for where an electrode could have been placed. Looking at the OP's coin, at about the 9 o'clock position obverse, it looks like possibly a small alligator clip damage where it may have been attached to the coin. Good info to look for on future coins of this type.  Edited by Scuba1
02/27/2021 1:39 pm
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On the first photo I was leaning toward paint.... I've seen this on other coins ppl bring to me.
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