1978 Silver Coloured Canadian Penny?

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Radar New Member Canada 1 Posts	Posted 11/08/2021 6:00 pm Penny is silver (but not like a true silver pre-1968 dime or quarter), slightly magnetic and weighs 3 gram (my scale is not very sensitive so it rounds to full g). It is not greasy like mercury would do Have seen on here these could be plated or other countries planchet. Scratch on edge shows no copper. When dropped it does not sound like a penny, more like a nickel. how do I find out what it is? sorry pictures not great. It is actually a very nice coin, doesn't look circulated Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/08/2021 6:01 pm Agree, most likely plated. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1619 Posts	Posted 11/08/2021 6:06 pm Although the RCM did mint coins for foreign countries in 1978 that are around 3 g, unless we have a much more accurate weight, I agree that it's most likely plated. Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5585 Posts	Posted 11/08/2021 6:18 pm I'd say plated as well. The coin is just a copper (.980) alloy so it shouldn't be magnetic except for a tiny bit of nickel. Dropping it on the floor would sound like a copper washer. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 11/08/2021 8:08 pm Maybe it has been rubbed with mercury. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21603 Posts	Posted 11/08/2021 8:11 pm to the CCF Canadian cents have been plated in many colours as a marketing tool. I bought a set for my granddaughters collection that had one each of silver, gold, pink and blue. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 11/09/2021 11:21 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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