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  I know you have seen these thousands of times. I figure that makes you all experts then.
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copper plated .. Most likely..
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Bedrock of the Community
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Copper plateds are detected by weight.
They are 0.4 of a gram lighter.
I have to admit: the detail doesn't appear to be as sharp as a steel cent.
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 . Is your white balance out of adjustment? Always best to remove coins from holders before taking photos whenever possible. See if it is attracted to a magnet. John1  Edited by John1
09/19/2021 2:18 pm
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There are some odd areas of surface porosity around E PLURIBUS UNUM.
"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."
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Bedrock of the Community
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Agree with John1. Photos taken using 'neutral' lighting would be beneficial.
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Pillar of the Community
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And an accurate weight... Copper cents weight is 3.11g +/- 0.13g. Steel cents weight is 2.7g BTW, the text of Public Law 77-815, which authorized the steel cents, is hard to find. https://tile.loc.gov/storage-servic...sl-c77s2.pdf (jump to page 1092). Spoiler: We could have had another 3 cent piece! Other than saying it couldn't be a silver coin and then providing for a whole lot of language about silver, the specifications of the 1c and 3c coins were left up to the Secretary of the Treasury. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Is that what it looks like?
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Pillar of the Community
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The OP never said it was copper. I'm sure its the lighting
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to the CCF! |
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Welcome!
Your white balance is way off, it's hard to figure out the coin.
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i just thought this steel penny was in decent condition. after reading your replies the girlfriend says it looks brown in the picture. I dont see it. I'm pretty sure its just a steel penny.
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to the Community. |
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the girlfriend says it looks brown in the picture yes it looked like copper to me.. |
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