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Niwrek New Member Canada 1 Posts	Posted 07/28/2016 6:32 pm Hi everyone, I am not really a coin collector but I have come across a 1951 Canadian penny........Its nickel or nickel plated, I was wondering how common this is? TIA Report this Post to the Staff

LincolnCentMeHere Pillar of the Community United States 558 Posts	Posted 07/28/2016 7:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 07/28/2016 7:10 pm welcome to the forum. without some more info from you, we wont really be able to help you. Pictures are great, weight, dimensions, is it magnetic? compared to a regular penny is it different size? most likely someone was doing a garage job science experiment and plated a penny, but we need more info to really help you. Report this Post to the Staff
wildflowerAB Pillar of the Community Canada 2845 Posts	Posted 07/28/2016 7:21 pm A copper penny is 3.24 g. If that's the weight of yours, here's a link to a previous thread about how the colour can be changed to silver (science experiment): https://goccf.com/t/97479 Edited by wildflowerAB 07/28/2016 7:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 07/28/2016 8:05 pm Plated coins are more common than some may realise. Often, they are the result of high school chemical laboratory experiment. Nickel and copper plating are the most popular. Edited by sel_69l 07/28/2016 8:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Canacoins Pillar of the Community Canada 955 Posts	Posted 07/28/2016 11:11 pm sel_691 I've a 1954 and two 58's . All nickel plated and the 58's are of the hanging variety . And Niwrek Edited by Canacoins 07/28/2016 11:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5596 Posts	Posted 07/29/2016 03:32 am Other high school science experiments call for pennies to be coated with mercury. If so, mercury EATS gold so don't get it on your wedding ring. Report this Post to the Staff
john100 Pillar of the Community Canada 5324 Posts	Posted 07/30/2016 10:46 am Or could be struck off planchet, need weights and magnetic or not Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 07/30/2016 1:01 pm ..to CCF .. Report this Post to the Staff
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