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john34608 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/19/2017 5:14 pm I found this penny in my change drawer, looks a little odd. I also found this copper colored penny the same year. The picture shows the difference in color. I put a magnet on it and it did not stick to it. Any ideas? thanks. John Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 12/19/2017 5:21 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 12/19/2017 5:53 pm Zinc plated, check the hundreds of YouTube videos on how to! Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/19/2017 6:29 pm It looks like it has been plated post-mint. 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
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/19/2017 8:02 pm with those . But I can certainly understand why you would ask. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 12/19/2017 9:12 pm @john34608, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree that it looks to have been plated after it let the mint. It is only worth face value and can be safely spent or kept (it's shiny!) "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 12/20/2017 12:48 pm OR it could well be a US Mint made Cent out of either Platinum or Silver. This could have been done for an attempt to find a way to smuggle rare metals out of the Mint. Or it was plated by someone. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/20/2017 1:20 pm Oh well - to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
john34608 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/20/2017 2:02 pm Is there a way to tell if its been plated? John Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 12/20/2017 2:19 pm The thicker the coating (or coats) will sometimes leave details looking "mushy". Notice the rounding of IN GOD, and the filling in, not like a normal stamped coin would be. Then depending upon the coating, some can be slightly magnetic, as is pure nickel Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 12/20/2017 7:18 pm Quote: Is there a way to tell if its been plated? Here are two methods, one destructive and one non-destructive: 1. Scratch or scrape it with a nail or a nail file to see the copper color underneath (and then the great color of zinc underneath that). 2.Go to your local university or big city museum and make friends with whoever runs their analytical department. There are several laboratory instruments which can determine the elemental components of the surface layer such as Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy. For a small fee, they might be willing to test your coin. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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