1967 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Error?

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freeman Valued Member United States 95 Posts	Posted 02/15/2012 9:25 pm The pics aren't that great but the best I could get because of glare and the camera that I have, sorry. The cent is steel; I scratched the side of it and no copper underneath. It weighs 3.1 and I'm wondering if this is some type of novelty coin. When placed beside a copper cent, it is the same thickness, and carries all the same details. Edited by freeman 02/15/2012 9:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/16/2012 05:39 am The 1943 steel cent weighs 2.7g and a copper cent 3.11. Does a magnet stick to your 1967? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 02/16/2012 05:55 am , freeman! Most likely chrome or nickel plated. Report this Post to the Staff
freeman Valued Member United States 95 Posts	Posted 02/16/2012 07:43 am No a magnet doesn't stick to it. Thanks Freeman Report this Post to the Staff
wquinn Pillar of the Community United States 2295 Posts	Posted 02/16/2012 10:03 am If it doesn't stick to the magnet, then it isn't steel. Most likely plated with some other type of metal or maybe even painted? It looks really pitted/corroded though. Report this Post to the Staff
freeman Valued Member United States 95 Posts	Posted 02/16/2012 10:38 am the coin isn't pitted or anything it is some sort of discoloration, added color probably, but that and the glare doesn't help. I did scratch the edge of the coin and deep enough to know that it isn't plated. At first I thought it was just a penny painted with a marker or something. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 02/16/2012 1:27 pm If it weighs the same as a normal copper cent, then there is no other explanation besides a post-mint plating(electroplating adds a negligible amount of weight). A different composition would have a different weight. Report this Post to the Staff
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1967 LMC Error?