Odd 1941 Wheat Penny ..silver Maybe?

Occasionally coins are struck on the wrong planchet. Do you have an accurate scale? See if it weighs the same as a dime.

I am kind of curious if coins such as this bring any value..I was given a bag of probably 700 old coins ..500 of them wheat pennies..but this one stands out

The L in Liberty is usually very close to the rim on these coins, so that looks normal. Need a better picture like daniels said. See if you can borrow a scale from someone to weigh it.

I suspect this is one of the many that kids make in Chem Labs in school all the time. Coins are plated, dipped in things, acid melted, etc all the time.

Ok I took this coin to 4 different places..2 jewelers and 2 coin collectors in the small town I live in.The nearest place to get this professionally cert and slabbed is about 2 hours away.The 4 I spoke to all say Silver..The oldest jeweler even made the comment that if it was plated it was the best job he has ever seen.It even has a ding at some point he saw under a scope and said that was even silver under.I am really excited and even if it turns out to be fake its been fun

Yes I will try to take better pictures of it.I do not know the exact years kids began using them to plate in science classes but this one has not been touched for around 50+ years

And how did they determine that? tissue test? Weight? Specific Gravity? XRF Spectroscopy? All of these physical tests are important for authentication, just "looking" at a coin is the most unreliable method. The appearance of a ding under a microscope is largely irrelevant since the ding could have been present before the coin was plated.


Unless you have personally owned this coin for those 50+ years, I would not trust the accuracy of that statement.

I will be honest - I would be surprised this if this is silver. HOWEVER, on the off chance it is, please do not do anything else that would scratch, damage or put a chemical on the surface. It if is silver, you stand the chance of decreasing the numismatic value. Thus please be careful at the jewelers.

I strongly suggest you get more accurate pictures to post here plus a weight on it. I know you are new to the forum but I believe there are thousands of years of expertise here that can give their opinion and back it up with facts. And finally, if you are still not satisfied, then a trip to ANACS or another reputable TPG would put the issue to bed.