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elliottite Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 02/05/2022 06:44 am Hello from Washington State. I found this 2005 D penny that looks like a steel cent, but is not. Weighs the same as a copper penny and not magnetic. Any help with this is appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 02/05/2022 07:06 am @ell, looks like someone may have stripped the copper plating off of a normal 2005 cent. Is it the correct diameter? If oversized, then you have a Texas Cent. "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." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21630 Posts	Posted 02/05/2022 07:53 am Put the copper cent on top of the zinc cent and see if it is larger, if it is, then you have a Texas Cent. If not, then you have a cent where the copper has been stripped off. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97089 Posts	Posted 02/05/2022 11:09 am it also could have been plated - a high school experiment kind of thing. 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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/05/2022 12:02 pm One way to tell if they were re-plated with zinc, is the dust under the plating that we see as bumps under the plating, show they are re-plated over a copper plating over zinc dust: Note the texture, that should not be there on an un-plated coin: Areas of zinc rot can show the copper showing through the plating: So if you see this on your coin, then it was re-plated. Report this Post to the Staff
elliottite Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 02/06/2022 02:39 am Thank you for the info. And coop, thank you for the photo explanations. Very helpful and easily understood. Report this Post to the Staff
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