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jking838 New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 03/02/2018 5:20 pm Hi all, I'm not a coin collector but didn't know where to go to ask any questions?! I found an unusual penny in my change - it's the same size as a normal penny but it's silver coloured? Doesn't seem to be any heavier than a regular penny but it's almost like it hasn't been plated in the normal coppery finish? Didn't know what to do with it so thought I would ask on here. Thanks for reading! * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 03/02/2018 5:30 pm Looks to have been plated with something. Report this Post to the Staff
jking838 New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 03/02/2018 5:33 pm It's really difficult to get a good picture - how would I test to see what metal/playing it is? Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 03/02/2018 5:39 pm Quote: Looks to have been plated with something. To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/02/2018 5:48 pm Keep looking1 to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 18011 Posts	Posted 03/02/2018 6:17 pm Hello and ! British pennies made after 1992 are normally of bronze-clad steel, so I suppose technically you could find one struck on a steel blank that hasn't been plated. But I think this one has been tampered with since it left the mint. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189767 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 01:42 am 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
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 03/04/2018 10:21 pm Difficult to tell, and I haven't done any experimentation to confirm, but my guess (!) would be that it's a normal penny that has had the copper plating removed, presumably by a brief immersion in something corrosive. Maybe someone tried the old "coin in coca-cola" trick. You'd have to take the coin out of the acid once the copper was gone, otherwise the steel would react quickly. You'd also need to rinse it thoroughly to prevent rust from forming. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
RaZRdigger New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 03/20/2018 4:27 pm Are you sure that's not a 5 pence? I have a 2001 5 pence and it's silver and about the size of a penny. What's on the back? Report this Post to the Staff
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