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Valued Member
United States
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I'm on a roll with crazy coins. This is a 1950 D full silver colored penny. (3g weight) I can't tell if it was altered or not. I'm learning as I go. Would this be considered a mint error?  
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Given the pics posted, I believe the coin was plated--not a mint error. I've seem similar plated wheat cents in the past. Others will be along soon to comment.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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No doubt plated.  to the CCF!
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21589 Posts |
See many of these on this Forum. Many of them have been plated as high school experiments. Not an error, considered damage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
7174 Posts |
Looks more like mercury rubbed. Plating would add weight.
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Moderator
 United States
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@kook, depending on what metal was used to plate this coin, you might find that a strong magnet is attracted to it.
"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
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Valued Member
 United States
52 Posts |
Tried the magnet; completely non-magnetic.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1648 Posts |
The typical plated normal cent is usually silver colored (there are some that are gold plated) The common silver colored plated cent is plated with either zinc, chrome, silver, or nickel. (Chrome doesn't adhere well to copper so its typically plated over a nickel plating.) Zinc or silver plated cents will NOT be magnetic. Chrome plated cents MAY be magnetic if it is over a nickel plating. Nickel plated cents WILL be magnetic but the magnetic attraction will be weak. The coin will be attracted to the magnet and you can drag it around, and you may be able to pick up the cent, but it will not JUMP to the magnet. This is because although pure nickel is highly magnetic, there is not enough nickel present in the plating for the magnet to get a good "grip" on. All of these plated cents will weigh pretty close to the standard 3.1 weight of a normal cent or within tolerance +/- .13g. So first thought its plated zinc or silver.
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