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i cannot seem to find any other steel Lincoln besides the wartime versions. this is a San Frincisco mint version. thanks!  |
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United States
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@pfyt, first welcome to CCF. Second, yes please let us know if it is attracted to a magnet. It may have been plated after it left the mint.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Electro zinc plated in a high school lab experiment?
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Thanks everyone for the messages. It is indeed magnetic, I did the magnet test and it passed. If it was electro zinc plated would it still be magnetic? I don't think it was messed with because been In that case for 50 years, my grandmother just gave me my grandfathers old collection. Thanks again everyone
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes steel plated copper coins are still fairly magnetic. I have a 1952 that is plated and it is magnetic as well.
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Zinc plating wouldn't be magnetic, but nickel plating can be.
"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
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United States
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@jim0815 - thanks for the information. Why would anyone plate a penny with steel? Also, if it isn't plated, would this coin be rare? I am just doubtful that it is is plated because it has been in the protective case since around the time it was struck. Thanks
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Pillar of the Community
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Science class projects where students plated copper coins for grades. IF it were real it would be extremely valuable. But before you get your hopes up I would like to know what the weight of this cent is.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Why would it be steel. They are not using steel planchets at that time. Probably a plated coin. Take a 1943 steel cent and hold a magnet over it. Note how it jumps towards the magnet. Then see if this coin does the same thing. If not it is a plated coin. Just a Wheat cent. No collector value as the surface was altered. |
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It is indeed magnetic, I did the magnet test and it passed How magnetic is it? Do you mean it will stick to a magnet? Will a magnet easily pick it up off the table even if drawn away quickly? Will the coin JUMP a half inch or more through the air to a strong magnet? A nickel plating will let it stick to a magnet. Depending on the thickness of the plating it may be possible to easily pick it up off the table, but if you move the magnet quickly it will typically fall off. There is not enough metal in a nickel plating to make it JUMP across a 1/2 inch air gap to a magnet, but a 1943 steel cent will do that. I also don't think you can plate something with steel. Iron maybe, but not steel. Steel is basically iron with carbon infused into it. You try using it for plating the iron goes but the carbon doesn't. |
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Sorry - have you given us the actual weight? That's an important first step.  |
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Plated, regardless how long it's been in a case. They don't make steel cents in 1949, period. Why? Look no further than high school science experiment. Pretty common I'm afraid. Value? About 3 cents, being a wheatie.  to the CCF! |
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