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sinnedttam74 Valued Member United States 91 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 3:28 pm This is a silver colored 1966 penny I found. It is not magnetic and weighs 3.11gs Report this Post to the Staff

ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 4:03 pm If this was actually silver, the weight would be close to 5g. it is probably only plated as some sort of experiment. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 4:20 pm Looks plated to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHuntingDrew Pillar of the Community United States 4932 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 4:26 pm 100% plated. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 4:28 pm It's just plated to look silver. Report this Post to the Staff
daviscfad Pillar of the Community United States 4541 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 8:21 pm Probably the same kind of plating as a lot of 43 steel Report this Post to the Staff
MichioKaku Valued Member United States 374 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 8:51 pm Yep...plating Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 9:13 pm 3.11 g is the correct weight of a bronze cent. Definitely plated. I found a 1952 (don't remember the MM) like that at one point. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19942 Posts	Posted 12/02/2015 10:26 pm PMD Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
dp082804 New Member 45 Posts	Posted 12/29/2015 3:49 pm Nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 12/29/2015 4:09 pm Nickel plated high school science lab job. Report this Post to the Staff
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