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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a 1985 penny that looks steel. I did the flick test and it rings just like a copper... this sound is a copper penny sound, DEFINITELY not a zinc penny. Maybe if the outer layer was somehow removed it would allow it to give the "ting" when you flick it.
Any ideas?
(I'll get pictures later, busy with school and work)
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Moderator
 United States
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Post a photo and make sure to weight it. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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And don't forget the magnet test!
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Australia
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Your coin is an American 1 cent, I assume?  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Yes it is an American 1 cent. I will try the magnet test when I get home. But I do not have a scale to weigh it. I will try to get some pics tonight as well.
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Moderator
United States
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It could be plated or, a cent struck on dime planchet error, possibly.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
802 Posts |
I was wondering about plated... it looks too dirty to be a dime planchet... it looks like a steel penny almost. It can't be the zinc only without coating because it rings, sounds just like the pre82 ring when you flip it.
I doubt it is anything super rare or worth tons, if there is anything I've learned on this site... if it's too good to be true, it probably is (unless that one person's 1955 DD penny is real) lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
802 Posts |
So here is the picture. Poor lighting, camera was almost dead. Anyways, the steel penny is on the far left, the penny is question is in the middle, a normal one is on far right. *It did not stick to a magnet *It sounds like a copper penny when I flick it in the air  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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It could be something chemical - You can very easily electroplate a penny with a very small layer of zinc or magnesium. Could also be brasso, that turns english pennies silver.
If you get a good battery, try to transfer the outer layer to a normal cent. If it starts going a copper colour, its been electroplated.
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not much point in commenting until the most important question has been answered- how much does it weigh  As of right now, it just looks like a cent with stripped plating. |
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Valued Member
United States
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If yo scrape a newer penny with a Gerber knife it has that color
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Valued Member
United States
116 Posts |
Its probaly the nickel alloy part of it
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United States
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Its probaly the nickel alloy part of it 1985 Lincoln Memorial cent Specifications Circulation Strikes: 5,648,489,887 Proof Strikes: 0 Content: Core: 99.2% Zinc, .8% Copper - Plating: 100% Copper - Overall: 97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper Weight: 2.5 Grams John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I will try to find someone with a scale. If the outer layer is stripped off, would the coin make a "ting" noise when you flick it? Any ideas on that?
Thanks for the feedback though!
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Posted 07/09/2012 1:17 pm
