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amagicaldog New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/17/2014 4:55 pm I don't know what this is, I'm new to collecting coins. It looks legit bu nothing on the web says anything about them. It is a normal Wheat penny on other side. Report this Post to the Staff

dbrablec Pillar of the Community United States 1944 Posts	Posted 12/17/2014 5:00 pm normal - meaning you see copper? if so - you have a coin that is plated - or painted - on the obverse.. Report this Post to the Staff
amagicaldog New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/17/2014 5:12 pm no, sorry! It is silver colored on the other side too! Report this Post to the Staff
The Silver Searcher Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 12/17/2014 5:16 pm It is almost certainly plated. A few 1944 steel cents are known, likely created as a result of steel planchets being stuck in the presses and hoppers of the mint. However, none of these would have been left one year later (in 1945,) let alone 1946. to the forum! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 12/17/2014 5:22 pm There seems to be a spot on the rim below Lincoln where the plating seems to be missing or peeled away. You very commonly see patches of missing plating when a coin has been electroplated; this is where the wire was attached to the coin. But, perhaps a quick test will convince you: see if it sticks to a magnet. If it doesn't stick at all, it's been zinc-plated. If it sticks only weakly, it's been nickel-plated. If it sticks strongly, it's solid steel. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 12/17/2014 7:10 pm if you have a 43 steelie, compare how it reacts to the magnet, if yours does not act like the 43 then you know its been plated. Report this Post to the Staff
junjun Pillar of the Community Puerto Rico 778 Posts	Posted 12/17/2014 8:37 pm If the weight is 3.11g or a little more it's plated. Steel cents weigh 2.70g. Report this Post to the Staff
Chriscoinz Valued Member United States 312 Posts	Posted 12/17/2014 8:45 pm It's probably just plated or coated w/ something. Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 12/17/2014 8:47 pm Back in the 1960s us kids used to dip these in mercury to give them a shiny silver color. Report this Post to the Staff
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