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Valued Member
Canada
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1972 magnetic lincoln gold colored cent. I have had this cent in my collection for some time now ., and would like to know what coused the damage and why it can be picked up with a magnet. could this cent be a counterfiet or mint error.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like damage on the rim. The plating add some metal that can be attracted, but no where near the attraction of a Steel cent to a magnet. Try one and see what I'm talking about?
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Valued Member
United States
341 Posts |
Perhaps its a Lincoln sruck on a foreign planchet that happens to be magnetic. I don't know what penny - sized coins the US Mint may be currently striking for other countries....
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Valued Member
 Canada
112 Posts |
the cent doesn't appear to be copper it looks mor greysh under the plating were the damage is
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Valued Member
Canada
112 Posts |
you are right cinoop the magnet appears to be attracted to the plating on the co
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Valued Member
Canada
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Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
PMD for sure, possibly magnetic coating, such as nickel.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2738 Posts |
It's definitely plated, and probably with two layers. An inner layer of pure, elemental nickel (which is attracted to a magnet) and an outer layer of gold-colored metal.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Valued Member
Canada
112 Posts |
I saw somewere on the net that in the early 70s the mint wanted to change the cent to bronze clad steel or aluninum . they chose aluninum but later rejected and all were destroyed . my question is could this coin be a bronze clad steel or am I just wishful thinking . weight 3.11gr diameter 19mm ,not aluninum for sure .
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12/22/2011 08:18 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm with Mike, definately plated.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The bronze clad steel cents were 1974, and their weight would have been less than 3.1 grams due to the lower density of steel compared to copper.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3640 Posts |
Looks very heavily plated. Even with those few chip spots
I bet it weighs a lot more than normal.
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Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
Condor - the only experimental 1974 cents I know were released were aluminum. Is this something else?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
There were bronze plated steel cents - minted in 1973, dated 1974, and held very close to the sleeve - none were released to the public.
The coin in this thread is a damaged and plated normal coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm gonna go with the pack and say PMD. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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you say its a PMD coin ok iam fine with that but isn't the 1972 Lincoln Cent suppose to be copper . and this one in the pictures is not . can you explain why its not . |
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Posted 12/19/2011 12:13 pm
