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Jzoey1970 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 05/10/2019 06:13 am I found a 1953 Wheat penny looks like its part steel sticks to a refrigerator magnet weighs 3.04 grams Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 189269 Posts	Posted 05/10/2019 09:46 am to the Community! Your reply was split into its own topic for the proper attention. 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
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7516 Posts	Posted 05/10/2019 10:16 am to Community, it most likely is plated, but can you post some pictures from both front and back of the coin for us to see? Edited by Chase007 05/10/2019 1:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/10/2019 10:23 am to CCF. Pics please. It should weigh 3.11 grams,if plated you would think it would weigh a bit more? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/10/2019 11:30 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
fplagge Pillar of the Community United States 659 Posts	Posted 05/10/2019 1:05 pm Welcome to the Forum. Please let us know what you learn about your penny. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/10/2019 2:33 pm Try the magnet on a 1943 cent and see if it sticks like your coin. If the coin was plated with steel or nickel, it would have an attraction. But on a 1943 steel cent jumps onto a magnet. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74662 Posts	Posted 05/10/2019 3:10 pm To CCF! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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