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Hello. I was goin threw some of my coins the other day when I noticed I had a 1919 british one penny but it wasnt bronze color. It was a silver nickle color. Can anyone give me more info on this coin because what I'm finding on line seems impossable   *** Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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New Member
 United States
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Thank u. I'm new to this and this coin has me stumped. Thank u again
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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This coin would have to have a mercury rubbed surface, or more likely, be nickel plated. I have about a dozen coins of various countries, that have been plated in various metals. All came from dealers' junk boxes. I have no record of any British Penny of George V, being made either deliberately in copper nickel as an off metal strike, or as an an error, by The Royal Mint. I notice that this coin has been holed and plugged, as evidenced by the blob above the King's head. It has also sustained quite a lot of wear before it was plated. Perhaps under some of those edge nicks, you may be able to find the bronze metal underneath. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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 Plated to use as jewellery or some kid having fun in a chemistry lesson. |
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Canada
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I don't know what you are finding on line, but everything I am seeing is consistent with deliberate plating, which happened quite a bit. I have a few of these. Check the weight. If it weighs as much as a penny should (a bit less considering the wear and the hole), that is confirmation.
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United States
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to the Community! |
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New Member
United States
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There was one other one and its was mistake on the wrong metal so all was destroyed but 1 that they know of and its kalled the penny due to its rarity. The guy from NGC said send it in because its possable that my coin is another one that slipped threw. No way to tell without being graded. But all the reserch I have found only revealed 1 known example. The kicker is the guy I got most of my coins from had a great grandpa who worked at the same mint arou d the same time in the uk so idk. Thats why I was hoping someone could mabey dig around and mabey find out a little more
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New Member
United States
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And no bronze shows threw. Even my local coin dEvr is puzzledle
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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. As the others pointed out, just plated to use on jewelry. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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appears to be a plated coin, with the plating wearing off the high spots..don't know what else to tell you,
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Plated; a common science experiment in schools is to plate pennies,perhaps that happened to this one in predecimal days.
There is a silver 1p issued every year in the maundy sets, but they are much smaller and in a completely different design.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I think the fact it has a hole in it leans towards that
it was probably plated for a piece of jewelry.
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