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I found a silver 2011 American penny in a roll of pennies at my workplace. Having never seen one, I promptly bought it out of the drawer. I took it to a coin shop and was told that the 2011 pennies are copper plated zinc and the one that I found was more than likely one of a whole sheet that was missed in the copper plating process. Has anyone ever heard of this? I don't know anything about coin collecting but this has caught my interest and I don't know where else to go for information. I would like to find out things like how often this kind of thing happens and if it is worth anything. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.   Edited by sccoble
11/30/2011 2:02 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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could have been dipped in acid and put back into circulation, I know if you put a pic up then the experts will tell ya
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New Member
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Thank you for responding. I will take a pic of it as soon as I get home. My phone won't take a good pic. Good suggestion, thank you.
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Moderator
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 to CCF. I will be waiting for the photos. Was it found in a full roll of 2011's? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Was it found in a full roll of 2011's? That would make this very interesting..... |
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I wont be home and near my camera for a few days and yes it was found in a full roll of 2011's.
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Since it was in a full roll it leads me to think it's an unplated planchet error. Nice find if that is what it turns out to be. Can't wait for the photos,front and back please. John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Great way to spark an interest in coin collecting. |
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to CCF |
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Pillar of the Community
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sounds interesting. cant wait to see the photos.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I took it to a coin shop and was told that the 2011 pennies are copper plated zinc and the one that I found was more than likely one of a whole sheet that was missed in the copper plating process. Typical example of a dealer not knowing how coins are made. NONE of the zinc "sheets" are copper plated. The blanks are punched, the rims upset and THEN the blanks are copper plated. An entire run missing the copper plating would be instantly noticed but the occasional individual blank missing the plating does slip through. These unplated cents are frequently faked by either removing the copper plating from a coin or by applying a zinc plating to a normal cent. Since your coin was found in a whole roll of 2011 coins it has a much better chance of being real than the usual piece reported here. |
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New Member
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ok, posted pics. Thanks to everyone for the feedback!
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Pillar of the Community
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Don't want to be critical but the off color balance makes seeing the true coin color difficult...maybe next to a regular coin from the roll would help
I am assuming the obverse is not blue
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Bedrock of the Community
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Get the lighting right and don't take the picture at an angle.
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Rest in Peace
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The photo of the reverse looks as though some of the copper color is there. My guess based on these photos is that it's PMD discoloration caused possibly by heat or a chemical reaction. |
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