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Did you weigh the coin?
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New Member
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No I have not, I thought of that, I will have to get a scale. This coin does not look to me like it was dipped, if it was it was a good job. No sign of anything chipping or flaking off. The edge is all silver colored. It has a different feel than the copper colored ones, more solid. Thanks
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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If you only have one coin weighing job to do, take it to your local pharmicist. If it is only a 'one off', they may be happy to weigh it for you.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks I will see if I can get an accurate weight. This is interesting if they never made silver colored types of this coin someone must have tampered with it. That is interesting by itself, it is something you would never see today someone messing with coins to pass them off as higher values.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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any hobby shop will have a scale for about 30 bucks.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Based on that pic, it just looks cleaned/chemically altered/retoned to me.
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Valued Member
Canada
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The story I was told is that they would gold or silver plate a new penny to give it as a baptism gift.
I am not sure if it is true but it is an interesting story.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks for the replies. I have not got it properly weighed yet but did put it on a kitchen scale. It weighed five grams like the copper ones I have. I guess that rules out it being made from another metal. Whatever the reason that it is silver it is a pretty coin. I first thought they must have made some but there would be some around.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Silver is denser but that can be compensated by making the planchet thinner.
Compare the thickness side by side, against a standard copper coin.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks Sel. It looks about the same thickness as the copper ones, maybe a hair thicker if anything. I am thinking its just altered, but a very good job.
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Valued Member
Canada
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My reply may have not come out right but I have several of these types of pennies.
The earliest I have is a gold plated 1886 and the latest is a silver plated 1919.
Edited by numidan
10/22/2012 12:56 pm
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New Member
United States
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Interesting, any idea of who plated them? Canadian mint? Mine looks like a pro job no sign of any deterioration, it does not look like something somebody did in their kitchen. But my knowledge of coins is very limited. I read something about specimen proofs and mistakes where they put the wrong blank in the machine and strike a penny on a nickel blank. Someday I will get to the bottom of this, probably by taking it to a coin expert for an examination. Thanks.
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Valued Member
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It is always important to check the weigh and size of a coin because there is a possibility that the wrong planchet could have been used. All those I have are confirmed plated coins.
I would imagine that if these were given as gift, you would ask a professional to do the plating but I have no proof of what I was told.
Hope you will have more success.
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