Did The US Govt Issue Silver Colored D Pennies In 2020? See Photos

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pipilo New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 01/17/2021 9:17 pm Found this silver colored penny in a parking lot. It's dated 2020 D. It is not magnetic so not steel and weighs 2.6 grams. With a magnifying glass I can see what I think is very thin areas of copper coloring around the top edges on both sides The side of the coin is silver colored all the way around. Has this coin been treated with something? Couldn't find where there were any issued like this last year? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/17/2021 9:20 pm Much larger images, please. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 01/17/2021 9:38 pm Quote: Found this silver colored penny in a parking lot. If you found it in a parking lot then chances are it has been run over and kicked around scraping the copper plating off of it and exposing the zinc core (silver color) Report this Post to the Staff
pipilo New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 01/17/2021 9:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CentSation Pillar of the Community United States 713 Posts	Posted 01/17/2021 9:52 pm Looks copper-colored in the pics. Report this Post to the Staff
pipilo New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 01/17/2021 11:14 pm will post better photos tomorrow with penny next to copper colored ones....only copper in this one are thin areas of it around the rim; camera not picking up real color well Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 01/18/2021 01:10 am I think you are seeing the zinc below the thin copper plating. It looks in the photos you provided us to be the case. Cents since mid 82 are copper plated with zinc cores. The zinc is is the silver-ish grey colour found under the copper coating. Report this Post to the Staff
pipilo New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 01/19/2021 7:20 pm Yes something or someone dissolved the copper plating I think showing the zinc underneath as you all say. Don't think the copper was knocked off from the parking lot though, the coin isn't banged up. Thank you all for your insight. Report this Post to the Staff
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