New Here, Looking For A Mentor And Guidance (1954 Cent)

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Slight magnetic attraction is seen on plated coins with a coating of nickel in them. Plating on a nice shiny coin is often a three step process. Copper, Nickle and Chrome. So these will show a slight attraction because of the plating. This also increases the weight of coin. 3.11 grams is the normal weight for a copper cent. For a Steel cent it is 2.7 grams. For a Zinc cent it is 2.5 grams. All coins have a tolerance allowance as they are not weighed pre strike. (Only Gold coins are weighed) If it were a Steel cent, the attraction to a magnet would make the coin leap with a magnet even before it touched the coin. Some plating companies plate some of their coins to show the quality of their services. But a plated coin does not increase the value to a collector. It is an altered surface coin. While some may like them, to a collector, they are not appreciated. So no premium to a collector. Welcome aboard. We enjoy those who want to learn hear. To get answers to questions you've not even thought of yet, note the Top box on the forum page. Many of these answers are already that that you may have wondered and many more. I like to help others to see what we are talking about rather than just read about. Thus when you look at these discussions, there are lots of images. So you are training your eyes as part of the process. Thus you will see what I seen on your coin. CoopHome (Note it turns blue?) This will get you there also and other terms in blue, you can click on to show you examples.


CoopHome: How can you tell a plated coin? the weight will be increased and the surface will be too shiny to be a Steel cent.

Probably not. The post count starts on post #2, as he hasn't posted the second time, that will show that he already has one post. So he is still with us. Then it will show the previous count.

There is not much left to say or do regarding your Wheat cent. Yes, it has been plated, and yes it's considered damage.

Spend some time reading past postings here, you'll find a wealth of information and interesting items. We're here to help you, so toss out any questions about specific coins you might have. Between all of us, you're bound to get answers you seek.

to the CCF! What else do you have to show us/ask about?

I started coin collecting and Stamp collecting, since postage was 4 cents for a letter.

I don't want to hijack this thread, but do want to slightly clear up things with regard to posts. You get "credit" for a quality post, which generally means you are adding something to the discussion. It also means you are posting in one of the subforums that offers credit. @knox had originally posted in the welcome to CCF subforum, which happens not to be one of those. I moved their thread here to this subforum and so all replies, including those from @knox should be accumulating credit. Your post count doesn't decrease if you leave CCF.

Thank you very much everyone, I appreciate it. I look forward to getting to know some of you and learning to the best of my ability. I'm still trying to figure out how the site works haha sorry I was late to my own post.

@knox, best practice is to start a new thread for each new coin. Thx!