1940 George VI Silver-Looking Penny

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mwohlgemuth1 New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 10:07 am Hi! I'm not sure this is in the right place because I know which coin it is, but I would certainly like more information about this. This is a 1940 George VI 'One Penny' piece, but the odd thing is the colouring. It isn't dark and bronze like all of the other pennies like this we have; it looks silvery. I don't know whether this is a fake, and error, or a genuine coin. Any information would be appreciated! Obverse: Reverse: Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

keepcalmandcoinon Pillar of the Community United States 865 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 3:27 pm Most likely it is plated Report this Post to the Staff
ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 3:58 pm There is a common highschool experiment when they plate copper coins. also some people have garage electro-plating so there are lots of pennies like this, in North America. Question, is the weight correct for a 1940 1 (UK)penny? if this was actually silver then the weight would be significantly higher than a normal penny. Report this Post to the Staff
mwohlgemuth1 New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 5:20 pm First, thank you both for the replies, I appreciate it. Secondly, I think you may be right about the plating. I don't have any precise scales but it seems to weigh about the same as a regular UK penny of the same time. So this coin would not have been minted by this, but plated by someone themselves? Thanks again! Edited by mwohlgemuth1 12/15/2014 5:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 12/18/2014 6:22 pm I have found a lot of these silver or chrome plated. They were used in a fair Report this Post to the Staff
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