1959-D Lincoln. What's Up With This Coin And The Silver Color?

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601digs New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 01/29/2022 7:02 pm Hi Coin Community, I have this one I would like feedback on. Instead of the usual color you would expect to see it's shiny and silver plate looking. Is this some sort of modification to the coin post mint or was it made this way? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/29/2022 7:11 pm It is a plated coin. Normal copper cent, then plated over the surface. Just a face value coin now. It was altered after it was struck. Not a premium for the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1498 Posts	Posted 01/29/2022 7:12 pm Likely plated. Does it have a normal weight of 3.1 grams? Report this Post to the Staff
601digs New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 01/29/2022 7:15 pm Thanks coop and halfamind. Yes, it has normal weight of 3.11 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97227 Posts	Posted 01/29/2022 7:18 pm I see you have your answer here, so I'll be moving on.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
cookiemonster Pillar of the Community United States 1335 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 07:41 am so now I have to ask why is it 3.11 if it's plated ? it would be more ? Report this Post to the Staff
601digs New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 6:20 pm I guess the plating doesn't weigh much. I dunno. Thanks for proposing the question cookiemonster. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19201 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 6:28 pm Yes, plated. Could be held on to as a curiosity. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 6:32 pm Normal weight for a circulated coin. During the circulation the coins loose weight. The physical law of friction. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 8:57 pm It's plated. Plating is so thin it barely adds to the overall weight. Just from circulation it loses a bit, then plating adds a tiny bit, and too, we're talking about amateur scales so it could be off a little bit. Report this Post to the Staff
Bitesized37 New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 9:01 pm I have one just like that but different year, I read somewhere that it was a high school science experiment back in the day. But yeah nothing special Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 9:08 pm Just a battery car, right solution , cathode and electrode and you make plating in your garage. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 01/31/2022 11:34 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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