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Odd 1941 Wheat Penny ..silver Maybe?

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 Posted 07/21/2012  1:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add greenprint to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
well did you ever figure out what's up with this coin?
i hate to read this and not know

looks to me like it's cupernickel 75 copper 25 nicel from the side rim it looks exactly like the same composition as a nickel, dosen't look like silver at all, especially that old, silver has very distinctive whiteish color, from the side it's way to silverly colored to be silver instead of white
still interested in finding out what it is
if it's like a steel penny error or something
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No I haven't yet I have to leave out of state Tuesday and I called a place that deals in gold and coins they are going to look at it.Also a coin show is about an hour away so I am gonna try to get to it tomorrow to see if I can get any advice.
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 Posted 07/21/2012  3:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add southern0005 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
If it does show up as some foreign metal what does something like this sale for?Any clue?
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A weight of 48 grains is an exact match for the specs of an 1864-1982 bronze cent planchet. A white metal planchet would have some variance in the weight vs. a bronze planchet, either light or heavy depending on the alloy. With that in mind, it is highly unlikely that you have anything but a normal bronze cent that has been plated post-mint.
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does it matter that this penny is thinner than a normal 1941 penny
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 Posted 07/23/2012  12:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add greenprint to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
i doubt it still interested in finding out what it is
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 Posted 07/23/2012  12:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add silvercoinrn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
looks plated.
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Thickness is not a standard measurement for US coinage due to its variability from striking pressure and the relief of the coin design itself. Weight, diameter, and Specific Gravity are the preferred analytical measurements as those are either correct or outside of tolerances.
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 Posted 07/23/2012  11:58 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add OldSkoolMadSkilz to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Should this thread be in the modern forum?
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Weight was 48 grains. Standard weight for a copper cent is 48 grains. Thickness of a struck coin is a meaningless value because the thickness varies at every point on the coin and is also a function of how strongly the coin was struck, and any wear or damage that may have occurred later. Testing does not indicate that it is silver. So what you probably have is a copper cent plated with some other silver colored metal other than silver.
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 Posted 07/25/2012  1:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ShiftTurboPSHH to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hey, I have the same problem. I have a 1941 coin which I'm not sure what it is. It's the SAE EXACT thing as this gentleman has here. I also have a 1954 penny which is the same thing. Can't find any info on either of them. I have only found this website which has had some info on it. All other websites have NO info on them about these coins. I'm going to the ANA coin show in August of next month and then after that going to be at another show in Pittsburgh, PA then one in Auburn, MA. Hoping I find some info on these coins. If I do, I will most definitely come back here and share. Hoping you guys have some info as well or figure out this mystery. Thanks a lot.
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I also weighed a normal 1941 penny it weighed 2.0 DWT. The odd 1941 I have weighed EXACTLY the same 2.0 DWT. Not even a point off. I hold them together/side by side like the other picture this guy posted, and the odd/silver colored one is slightly thinner than the normal one but like someone said before the US mint doesn't go by thickness they go by weight. This is just very odd to me and it's frustrating not to know what it is or where it came from.
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 Posted 07/25/2012  2:24 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SsuperDdave to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Should this thread be in the modern forum?


Yes, it should. I got so caught up in the subject matter that I neglected to move it.

Welcome to Coin Community, ShiftTurbo. If you bring the coin to the Philadelphia show, we'll be happy to look at it personally. CCF will be at Table 1346.

I will have my photography rig there, and would be pleased to shoot the coin for you (no charge), whether it's plated or not.
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SuperDave, I appreciate that. It's going to be a definite I'll be there. I'm leaning towards the 8th, 9th and 10th. I'll definitely bring it and look forward to meeting you guys and showing this coin as well as the 1954 I have which looks to me that it is too clean and might be galvinized and plated/coated. But, the 1941 is definitely questionable. I work at a local coin shop in Amherst, MA called Richards Coin Exchange with my grandfather who has been doing coins for over 60+ years and he is stumped on the 1941 as well as the 1954. But, the 1954 he said he thinks it might be galvinized or plated as well. But, looking forward to see if we could figure out some answers to this. Thanks a lot.
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any updates
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