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cldague Valued Member United States 493 Posts	Posted 02/27/2017 3:15 pm Came upon this today and think it may not have its copper coating? It is the same size as the regular pennies and weighs 2.45 grams. Any thoughts? Someone scratched it before I got it. The bottom pic has a pink tint to it, but the coin's reverse side is the same as the front. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/27/2017 3:17 pm Does not look like a legit missing copper plating to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
cldague Valued Member United States 493 Posts	Posted 02/27/2017 3:56 pm What do you think? John1. I have no idea. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 02/27/2017 5:23 pm I agree with John. Read this article by Mike Diamond: http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-co...use.all.html It should cover any questions you have. Report this Post to the Staff
cldague Valued Member United States 493 Posts	Posted 02/27/2017 5:47 pm So, this is some kind of fake or something else. I am more confused now. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 02/27/2017 7:13 pm No, it's not a fake coin. Sometimes people will removed the Copper plating from modern cents. This happens more often than one might think. I have even heard of it being common practice is school science experiments. The weight of your coin is consistent with a genuine unplated error cent, but there are other factors to consider when trying to determine if it is a genuine error, or an altered coin. Edited by cwb 02/27/2017 7:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
cldague Valued Member United States 493 Posts	Posted 02/27/2017 7:39 pm cwb, Thanks for the link it is a treasure of info. I think I will let a coin dealer have a look see at this one. Thanks for the help everyone. Report this Post to the Staff
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