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I have a 1992 silver penny, no mint mark, I think the a & m are close together but not sure, magnet does not stick to it. Opinions?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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From what I can see, this is a Wide AM. Others will have to comment on the silvery color. 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
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Pillar of the Community
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to the forum,first thing you need to do is a magnet test! if the coin sticks then it is open for further discussion,but it most likely has been plated. I agree with spruette, it is a WA as it should be. |
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I`m thinking a zinc cent without the copper plating. Maybe the more experience members can tell.
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Pillar of the Community
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There are at least 3 different diagnostics suggested for the identification of genuine unplated zinc cents: 1) A genuine example should have mint luster or 2) they will be a bit dull and show microscopic flakes of copper struck into them or 3) measuring the specific gravity of the coin in question (it should equal approximately 7.18. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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To the Forum. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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You have a silver colored cents. From the size we can say it is not a cent struck on a dime planchet. That leaves two possibilities, a cent struck on a zinc planchet that didn't get plated, or a regular copper plated zinc cent that someone has plated after it left the mint. (Third possibility would be a copper plated cent that someone stripped the copper plating off of but that tends to leave the cent dark and rough.)
Te pictures do not allow a good enough look to definitely make a determination, but since cents plated after they left the mint tend to outnumber non-plated plachets by more than a 1000 to 1 it is most likely, by a large margin, a cent plated after it left the mint.
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Pillar of the Community
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This is a result of a chemical reaction. Pennies are often used in the classroom in chemistry demonstrations. There are two varieties:
1. Turning copper pennies silver by a chemical reaction that results in the coin being coated in zinc.
2. Turning copper plated zinc pennies into silver by removing the copper plate via chemical reaction.
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New Member
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I have a 1992 silver penny as well. Seems like there are a few other posts on 1992 silver pennys. I havent noticed any years after mentioned http://goccf.com/t/262835 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Let's start with brighter pics and the weight. This looks like a mud pie. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
09/15/2022 10:50 pm
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