1978 D Silver Penny Is This A Real Penny

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 6 / Views: 8,986
Bigeee New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 05/04/2016 9:09 pm Recently I came across a 1978 D silver like penny the edges are very smooth and feels lighter than a regular penny. Does anyone know what this is. I am knowledge when it comes to coins but in 1978 the coins were made of copper alloy. This is very puzzling to me it doesn't feel like a penny or one that has been altered or plated and the D looks like it is filled.if anyone knows anything please let me know I think that these maybe penny's that were made by mistake if that's the case then theses could be extremely valuable. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

scstrawn Pillar of the Community United States 536 Posts	Posted 05/04/2016 9:40 pm Gotta see pictures to know what you've got, but the Mint did not make any cents like that other than in copper. Report this Post to the Staff
Paola1 Pillar of the Community United States 527 Posts	Posted 05/04/2016 10:22 pm there are 2 dates that cents were made with different metal other than cooper , 1943 steel cent and 1974 aluminum but not officially released to circulation Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 05/04/2016 10:28 pm I agree, we need pictures and a weight would be helpful. Most likely, some third party externally coated a cent with silver or zinc. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/05/2016 2:41 pm It is most likely plated. " feels lighter than a regular penny." is too subjective. Unless you have trained and had a lot of practice judging weights five grams is about the smallest difference in weight you can detect by had. A LOT of people find plated cents and come online saying they feel lighter than a normal cent, then when they finally actually weigh them they are normal or even a little over. So the first thing you need to do is get an accurate weight, preferably to two decimal places. Report this Post to the Staff
Tinacleana New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 06/26/2016 4:20 pm Has anyone found out more about the 1978 silver penny? I have one Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 06/26/2016 4:59 pm I came across one of these last night-a 1973 D was 3.1 grams and a weak magnetic attraction,that told me it was plated Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 6 / Views: 8,986

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: US Coins and Currency Forums Forum: US Modern Variety and Error Coins

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.23 seconds to rattle this change.