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mrbeno New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 05/31/2011 2:39 pm Is this a steel penny? 1961 I just came accross this, it has a weird rim to it and it is really silverish looking. I don't know what is on the outside, my guess is that someone could of made it a necklace? Or maybe some fake proff? Puzzled again. And sorry for so many noob questions. Thanks again for everyone's support. Also it does stick with a magnet. Edited by mrbeno 05/31/2011 2:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/31/2011 2:51 pm A broken bezel is attached to the coin. I am having a hard time figuring out the color of the cent, the first pic looks coppery while the last pic looks silvery. However, it does not really matter either way as any abnormal color would almost certainly be due to a plating job to match the jewelry. Edited by biokemist6 05/31/2011 2:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/31/2011 3:26 pm Quote: Also it does stick with a magnet. Yeah--it could be the bezel. A copper coin, plated with enough nickel, will also stick to a magnet. Report this Post to the Staff
schockergd Valued Member United States 397 Posts	Posted 05/31/2011 4:39 pm I've run across quite a few ones that have been chrome electroplated. Report this Post to the Staff
Hambone Pillar of the Community United States 609 Posts	Posted 05/31/2011 4:43 pm It looks plated to me, probably to match the jewelry. Report this Post to the Staff
mrbeno New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 06/01/2011 1:27 pm I think it was plated to match Jewelry of some sort as well, I was hoping to find something out of the ordinary. Oh well thanks for the help and things like this is what inspires me to collect, you never know what you can find. Now I am gona go through the rest of the old pennies. Thanks Again Report this Post to the Staff
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