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Edited by LibertyEagle20
02/19/2015 7:37 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Either plated or the unfortunate victim of a high school science experiment.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like it was heavily polished. It might have been part of one of those HSN sets.
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Pillar of the Community
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I just found it kind of odd that there are several posts online regarding finding the 1958-D like this. In what I saw posted they typically referenced the 1958-D. This one is in great shape. I read where one guy thought they had tested making pennies in aluminum at one point but who knows. I can dream big right? haha.
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Pillar of the Community
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had tested making pennies in aluminum You are correct, they did in 1974. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I also added a close up of the front/year.
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Bedrock of the Community
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PMD, plated.
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The Silver Searcher is probably right. I have found quite a few random year pennies colored silver. There is some experiment involving dipping the coin in mercury that turns it silver colored. I keep them as a novelty.
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You are correct, they did in 1974. 1973, the pattern coins produced were dated 1974 but struck in 73. (They also made some 1975 dated pieces in 1974) |
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I agree it's likely plated however I find it odd there are a few other reports of 58-Ds out there just like this. I completed my search of the 2000 "unsearched" wheat bag I got and found 2 more..also 58-D. I have some other plated ones but these 58-Ds still have a lot of detail where the others have more of a smooth look. This truly looks like a unc/AU 43 penny. Also one of the 58-Ds I got has some scratched on it but I still don't see any copper underneath. I really don't want to ruin the coin by trying to scrub off the "silver/steel" to truly know if it's copper underneath though.
Edited by LibertyEagle20
02/20/2015 10:30 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Might be a pure Silver or even a Platinum made Counterfeit. These are made by counterfeiters that have to much expensive metals laying around so they use them to make those.   OR a rare coin exposed to high radiation. See if your fingers now glow in the dark.  OR just some kids having fun in a chem lab. |
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Most probably nickel plated, perhaps the subject of a high school lab. exercise.
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Pillar of the Community
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Have you checked its weight and dimensions with those of normal wheat cents? There is no way a silver colored blank would have been at the Mint in 1958. It was 15 years before the 1973 aluminiums and 15 after the 1943 steel cents. Quote:
I find it odd there are a few other reports of 58-Ds out there just like this. Just curious, where did you hear this? |
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It might be the brown background and poor lighting but I just see the typical pale orange color of cleaned and polished copper, nothing silvery  Edited by biokemist6
02/20/2015 6:31 pm
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Yeah I have quite a few others that look completely polished or plated but this one has more of a luster to it. The letters/date is also very crisp. Maybe it's just because it's newer and hasn't aged as much. Either way, I think it's a pretty unique looking coin!  |
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I find it odd there are a few other reports of 58-Ds out there just like this. And if you keep track you'll see reports of a lot of other dates and mints as well, almost all plated. |
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Posted 02/19/2015 6:49 pm
