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*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***I have a 1963 Canadian silver penny. It's smaller than a regular penny, about the size of a dime. I've been trying to find information on it.  
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Bedrock of the Community
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Need to know accurate weight to .01 gram.
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What is the weight?
What is the diameter?
Does it stick to a magnet?
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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 to CCF. Looks to be plated to me,weight will help. John1  |
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The Coin is magnetic. Weighs 2 grams and is 1.6 cm in diameter
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to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  |
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Is your scale precise enough to weigh to at least 0.1 g? How did you measure the diameter? The RCM didn't mint coins for other countries in 1963, so it cant be struck on a foreign planchet. Looks like a well-struck cent, so doesn't look like it was struck on a 10c planchet, and shouldn't be magnetic (as it would be silver if it were struck on a 1963 10c planchet, which isn't magnetic). Plated is my guess too. |
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The scale is accurate. I measured the diameter by wrapping a string around the coin and measuring the length of that. I also measured the height of the coin and used a fiat meter program to be sure.
We're pennies struck in 1963 the same size as dimes?
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I found a 1961 penny and they are both the same so there is a chance it could be plated. Any way to tell?
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We're pennies struck in 1963 the same size as dimes? No, penny diameters in 1963 were 19.05 mm and dimes were 18.034 Quote:
Any way to tell? You could scratch the flat side/edge of the rim to see if there is copper underneath |
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I have one of these examples, SPP has found info that Sherit Mint was striking foreign nickel planchets in this year
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Canada
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Full collar, full strike, I doubt it is legit. I think it is nickel plated. Is it slightly attracted to a rare earth magnet?
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This is what a 1c struck on a silver 10c tends to look like. Note the rim and weak strike (due to a thinner planchet).  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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I have one of these examples, SPP has found info that Sherit Mint was striking foreign nickel planchets in this year Not in 1963. Those were pure nickel planchets In 1964, and tend to be weaker strikes due to the much harder metal. Also _strongly_ magnetic. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Just tried scraping it with one of my hunting knives that cuts through bone and nothing scraped off
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I would not damage it further... what it needs is an XRF analysis.
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