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 It looks like your coin is missing the copper layer. Cents minted after 1983 are zinc with a copper coating. Your coin looks "silver" possible because the process at the mint omitted this step and a coin like this commands a small premium. Let see what the others think. |
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It may also gave been coated with something like mercury or even plated with zinc over the copper plating. What is the weight?
Edited by Pete2226
10/19/2016 12:37 pm
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Not a plus for the coin. Spendable, unless it is mercury.
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Spendable, unless it is Mercury. If so, what? Wash hands, try not to go hatter crazy, and report to NSA as low-speed domestic terror attack, since Mercury-tainted currency could scare people? JK? But really asking--what should she do? How would she know for sure? |
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to CCF. Looks to be plated with something and a minor MAD=Mis-alighned die. John1  |
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It is almost certainly not coated with mercury but the unnatural shininess is an indicator that the coin was plated with another metal(zinc, tin, chrome, etc) after it left the Mint. |
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The silver colored Mercury you see in the older thermometers is not as dangerous as the Mercury vapor used in lights and released from other sources. When Mercury is in the news about how dangerous it is, it is the Mercury vapor they are referring to. Mercury in this silver colored metallic state poses little health risk to someone coming in casual contact with it, as long as they don't inhale it or consume it.
So in short, don't eat anything you suspect may be layered in Mercury, and don't break open Mercury vapor lights to inhale the contents.
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Mercury in this silver colored metallic state poses little health risk to someone coming in casual contact with it, as long as they don't inhale it or consume it. Thanks - I remember playing with it on occasion as a kid in the 1940s! |
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When Mercury is in the news about how dangerous it is, it is the Mercury vapor they are referring to. Actually they are talking about ANY form because they don't know what they are talking about. (Mercury is the Boogyman of the elements and many people seem to almost believe that any contact with it and you're doomed.) Edited by Conder101
10/19/2016 3:21 pm
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I will get the weight this evening...is there anything else I can do to make sure?
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Not sure, but just don't swallow it. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
10/19/2016 4:50 pm
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Lol! I'm more interested in getting the value...no plans to eat it.
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I'm more interested in getting the value One cent,IMHO. John1 |
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Sorry for the delay everyone... I had to wait for my scale to come in the mail... The weight of the penny is 2.6 grams any ideas and what I have here?
Edited by Jesslynn386
10/24/2016 8:04 pm
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what is the weight 2.6gram |
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