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New Member
Canada
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Sorry for the poor picture quality,i do not take great pictures. As you can see there is a little damage on the one edge. It looks like someone scraped it with something sharp to see the underlining metal.   |
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Rest in Peace
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Looks like an amateur job. Really thick on the coating, sure it's not rustoleum silver paint? Try acetone or turpentine and see if comes off.
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New Member
 Canada
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I did try that, even tried lacquer thinner, coating does not come off
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Pillar of the Community
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Zinc would be duller than that - probably nickel plated. Nickel shines as bright as chrome when plated.
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New Member
Canada
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So how do I find out if this is a error coin or somebody has done this on their own. I do not understand why anybody would go through the trouble of doing this for a worthless penny.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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First off  to CCF. Second, pennies are Not worthless!  I would take the coin in question to a local coin dealer or jeweler to have the coating and or metal tested. More than likely one of them , if not both, could probably tell you what the composition is.  Edited by Tootallious
11/01/2017 01:17 am
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Rest in Peace
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Nickel has slight magnetics, try that. You can tell it's coated, the details are way too mushy. Check Youtube on "How to electroplate your own coins", this used to be part on HS science classes when I was growing up. We copper plated the steel cents and nickel plated copper pennies. Just a damaged coin, and as I said is a poor job. Here's some of mine   |
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 United States
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to CCF tibiass. Your photos are very good,what are you using? John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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People that work in plating shops drop everything you can imagine in those tanks.
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