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Sweet Storm New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 02:01 am Found this curiosity today in a 3 pound bag of wheat pennies and not sure what to make of it. Weighs 3.1 grams, and not magnetic. I always love to learn new things and this one puzzled me. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 02:05 am My guess was that the coin might've been plated, but then damage of some type caused this massive PMD effect to happen, cutting away at the plating, exposing the original copper of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Ty2020b Pillar of the Community United States 4680 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 02:39 am Looks like paint to me. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 05:07 am Plated or painted and then worn back off to reveal the original copper. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 08:02 am To CCF , Forget about how it got that color that's irrelevant right now . I just want to point out to all newbies that when you buy 3 pound bags or any bulk lot of wheat cents from e-Bay or Esty ,Craig's List, ETC . this is the kind of junk you are likely to get . Granted not every piece will be garbage , they'll throw in a couple of VF's or even a EF but most will be inferior coins . Edited by T-BOP 08/09/2020 08:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 09:11 am That's often the case, unfortunately. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 09:16 am Zinc plating fairly easy to do in a high school lab experiment. Report this Post to the Staff
CentSearcher Valued Member United States 103 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 12:07 pm Plated. Report this Post to the Staff
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