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davidlm3 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/24/2007 1:36 pm Hi all, Merry Christmas! Anyone familiar with what appears to be a 1971 steel penny? Unable to locate any information on it. Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 12/24/2007 3:02 pm Hi Davidlm3 Welcome to the forum ! I gave you your own topic,, and un piggy backed the topics ,,you will more get responses this way . Have you attempted to pick the cent up with a magnet ? If its steel it will stick . However I think it is a plated cent there are many of these floating around out there either from school experiment or just idle time in a plating shop and with the new portable plating businesses that are now out there I expect to see more of them . If you get a chance post a pic or two of the coin . Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 12/24/2007 3:52 pm A picture would help but as said, there are many that have been plated as novelty items. Technically, a damaged coin. Report this Post to the Staff
davidlm3 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/25/2007 07:03 am Hi Metalman and Bill, thanks for the response. Attempted to take a picture but the camera made the penny look copper. It basically looks like a zinc/steel penny. Tried the magnet and it did not pick it up. Must of been as you said...a novelty. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 12/25/2007 08:55 am Likely nickel plated. Report this Post to the Staff
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