What Is The Order Of Making A Penny. Is The Penny Plated

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reports67 Valued Member United States 136 Posts	Posted 04/13/2013 10:17 pm and then cut into blanks or cut into blanks and then plated? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 12:21 am They are cut into blanks and then plated. The steel cents of 1943 were plated with zinc and cut into blanks. Because of this, the steel was exposed on the edge. If the modern cents were plated first, the zinc would be exposed on the edge. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 10:33 am Strip is rolled, blanks are cut, blanks are plated, edges are upset to create planchets, planchets are struck to create coins. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 12:47 pm blank punched from metal stock sheet, rims milled to form planchet, planchet plated, coin struck Report this Post to the Staff
solotime Pillar of the Community United States 2311 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 2:26 pm Great job biokemist6, You nailed it. If you see the photo above, you can understand better about how American pennies are made. I have a blank penny die, not sure if they worth anything. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/16/2013 4:55 pm Quote: blank punched from metal stock sheet, rims milled to form planchet, planchet plated, coin struck Hmmm they've changed. Report this Post to the Staff
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