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I just found a 2008 "brass" penny a few minutes ago. It also looks golden yellow like the one in the ebay ad posted above. The edge is copper coloured, there is a faint copper tone in the center of the leaf, as well as the head on the back. It does not appear to be heated, it is a STEEL penny, not zinc. It is difficult to photo (for me anyways), so I hope you can see the difference. In real life it is obvious, it stands out almost like a gold coin amongst a pile of copper. Is this anything special?  Edited by Sixthcents
07/20/2012 3:55 pm
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Had some time on my hands Friday evening.Got out a bunch of plated cents,both zinc and steel,and successfully turned them to a brassy colour like the ebay one I linked to in an earlier post and the one shown by Sixthcents. |
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1984 Canadian "Brass" cent: Mystery solved!
Since my original posting on July 17 which produced about 3 or 4 further "brass" pennies out there and a good cross section of comments,I came to the conclusion that I was indeed a victim of a hoax coin.
So,I took the ultimate and irreversible step of putting the coin in my vice and cutting it in half with a hacksaw. Yes, the inside of the coin was solid copper, or 98% to be exact.
It's obviously very easy to make phony brass pennies!
Thanks for everyone's input.
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Can I have one of the half pieces? I would still like to test it under the XRF, to see just how thick that brass layer would have to be, before the X-rays no longer can penetrate it....
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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So,I took the ultimate and irreversible step of putting the coin in my vice and cutting it in half with a hacksaw. Yes, the inside of the coin was solid copper, or 98% to be exact.
Would there be a way to tell it was converted after minting, as opposed to before? |
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I think it was plated (or colour was changed) after it left the mint. It's a very thin layer of "brass" which would be bound to wear off quite quickly once the coin was put into circulation. I can't imagine what purpose the mint would have in doing this to a coin.
SPP-Ottawa: Sure, tell me where to mail it and the remaining half of the coin is yours!
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We cannot contact each other, until you have 50 posts. Just set it aside (for me), and after 50 posts, you will be able to send me a message via the forum.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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I have soething siilar, did you check if it is magnetic?
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I thought I would follow up on this post from a few months back. SPP kindly agreed to XRF my 1996 cent and, wonder of wonders, it comes back with a composition that is totally unlike a typical Canadian cent. Delving through records pointed to the answer. Canada minted a nickel brass 2 cents for Cyprus at the time with a size almost exactly the same as the cent. My 1996 now proudly sits in a CCCS holder. Not bad for a $5 ebay buy! Here it is, along with a shot of the Cyprus 2 cents.   |
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It's nice to have a friend with a 5-figure piece of test equipment isn't it?
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Nice coin Smallcentguy!
Great buy for $5!
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Nice find Smallcentguy...glad you posted this...and Crown and his 1984
I have a 1995 very similar to yours... I'll try and post it sometime soon.
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 something similar? |
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