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Dfab86 New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 01/26/2017 11:29 pm 1996 penny, copper color but the back has a silverish color. Did someone just try to bleach this coin or something? Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 01/26/2017 11:35 pm It may have been scraped/buffed, revealing the zinc core but we really need better pics (of both sides): in better light/focus and crop out excess background. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 01/26/2017 11:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 01/26/2017 11:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 01/26/2017 11:50 pm The scratches are a dead giveaway that it is PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
Dfab86 New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 01/26/2017 11:54 pm Is this better? Report this Post to the Staff
Dfab86 New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 01/26/2017 11:55 pm yea that's what I figured....so I'm definitely not getting the $35k I listed it on ebay for? Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 01/27/2017 12:19 am Yeah, not even 35 cents. I didn't mention, but I did see the scratches on the rim near those silverish areas. Dead giveaway. On the other hand, if you found a pre-1982 penny like that (and it's not a '43) the answers would be a lot different. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Dfab86 New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 01/27/2017 07:36 am yea, I actually found this penny probably 15 years ago before I really knew the composition of pennies and just kept it...thought it was something special. Oh well lol. Thanks for the input. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 01/27/2017 09:40 am Can't figure out anything without asking questions. Thank you for posting this here, and I hope this was beneficial to your learning experience. Report this Post to the Staff
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