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not MAGNETIC AT ALL! Probably not steel then. |
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It looked identical to the steel 1943 pennies except it did not stick to magnet and date is 1942. Not sure what it is made of, I would like to weigh it soon.
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02/14/2018 11:24 am
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it is very common to find coins like this, someone in the past coated the coin either in paint or more likely electro plated it with either nickel or mercury. if you scratch the coin on the edge you should see copper come out.
Looks are Never considered in evaluating a possible error, as images do not tell the entire story.
You need to give us the weight of the coin to dismiss, and ultimately the only true way to determine if this is not a copper cent plated with some other metal or paint would be by having an expert do a test with what is called an XRF machine to determine the exact content of the coin.
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I may get this test done, as I don't this this penny was tampered with, The jar of pennies she has her mother or my great grandmother collected and kept, only because my grandmother was born in 1943. They had no worth back then other then 1 cent not many people collected them, that's why I don't think it's tampered with. Who knows could be coated but dame does it look like it's from the mint and error, either one of their 1942 experimental coins, or some other weird missing planchet.
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Edges are not worth either it's identical to the steel pennies in coating, that's why I was very confused on why it wasn't;t magnetic at all.
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 Looks zinc plated, but an XRF test is recommended. |
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to CCF. Please crop pics before posting. If I remember right,the edge of the 1943 is steele. The edge was not plated from the mint.You can buy a nice scale for under $20 on the bay. If you can,get one that goes to 0.001 not 0.01. It will cost more but well worth it in the long run. John1  Edited by John1
02/14/2018 12:21 pm
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If it's not magnetic, it's a fake.
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Weight would help, but non-magnetic is pretty defining.
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I honestly believe it's zinc not steel, I do have a scale but to the .01 not .001.
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I should of put a 1943 steel penny next to it so you guys could see the comparison.
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Looks zinc plated, but an XRF test is recommended. No need for an XRF test yet, weight first. |
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I should of put a 1943 steel penny next to it so you guys could see the comparison. Won't help one bit. Need the weight. |
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It's remotely possible that it is one of these http://uspatterns.com/p2077.htmlhttps://coins.ha.com/itm/patterns/1...ption-071515or similar experimental, and one was reportedly found in change in Maryland in the 1940s, but I sure wouldn't get my hopes up. A precise weight would probably be your cheapest and easiest way to determine whether to spend any money going further with it. Edit: Compare thickness with a normal cent. Edited by kbbpll
02/14/2018 12:37 pm
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If it's not magnetic, it isn't steel. If it isn't steel, it's just another 1942 Lincoln somebody has fooled with over the years. This coin was out there for at least a year before your grandmother was born and her people had a chance to collect it, there's no telling what happened to it before it was put it in that jar.
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