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Russia1981 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 12/30/2008 6:55 pm My friend have steel penny 1997 it's not plated and sorry for no pictures. It's may be any common error? Report this Post to the Staff

Tim Stroud Pillar of the Community United States 2661 Posts	Posted 12/30/2008 7:14 pm Copper plating was probably chemically stripped. Or the plancet was never plated to start with. Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 12/30/2008 7:14 pm Do you know if sticks to a magnet? Or maybe the plating was removed to expose the zinc material it's made of. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 12/30/2008 7:40 pm I doubt it would be steel - the Mint didn't produce any steel coins at all in 1997. Report this Post to the Staff
bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 12/30/2008 7:48 pm yep, a magnet will tell the truth... Report this Post to the Staff
Russia1981 Valued Member United States 150 Posts	Posted 12/30/2008 8:21 pm This coin looks like solid steel ( like some Italian steel coins ) without any trace of cemical operations... didn't try on magnet. Thank you, everybody for answers. Well, I will try to get the coin and make pictures later. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 04:17 am Could be a silver plated cent or unplated. Yes, pics would help determine! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 07:00 am Well, it's not steel. There would be no reason for a 19mm disc of steel to be in the mint at all. If it's dull silver in color it could be missing the copper plating, which isn't difficult to remove with the right chemicals. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/31/2008 11:53 am Did the U.S. mint make any foreign coins out of Steele that year? That might explain a rouge steel planchet at the mint. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/02/2009 12:53 pm No, the only foreign con made at the US Mint since 1984 was the Iceland 1000 Krone in silver in 2000. Report this Post to the Staff
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