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Any idea why this penny I found looks exactly like a 1943 steel penny? It weighs 2.40 grams and is not magnetic. Any info would be great. Thanks   |
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New Member
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Could it possibly be a unplated planchet? It weighs 2.40 grams
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My 43 steelies weigh 2.88.
"We are all flawed, some MD and some PMD." NYI |
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More than likely the copper was removed from the 1985 cent. 85's had a thin copper clad over zinc and it's easy to remove. A lot of high school chem classes do it as an assignment. The weight fits within the tolerance of normal weight. I have a 1985 D and a 1987 D without copper clad. I may be wrong so we'll let the experts take over.
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2.7 grams for a 1943 is normal. 1985 should weigh 2.5 grams +/- .12 grams mint tolerance. What you have is an environmentally damaged coin like from being buried or intentional removal of the copper plating. John1  Edited by John1
12/22/2022 04:04 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Your entire photos have absolutely zero color in them. This makes me think that you are trying to fool us.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Good point - the pics do look B&W.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Regardless of picture the fact is if the cent weighs 2.5 or in tolerance but has steel like color then it has been introduced to some type of acid.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like the plating was removed/zinc added on the outside of this coin? If the surface is showing a rough texture on the fields, it may had been a zinc added over plating. (the roughness from the zinc dust under the plating. If it weren't plated, then the fields would be smooth.  |
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non-magnetic tells me that the plating has been removed exposing the zinc core.
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Bedrock of the Community
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High school science project.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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 Plating removed. If it was a non-plated planchet, it would be struck up better. Edited by Cujohn
12/22/2022 5:46 pm
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@fplagge that's the exact color they showed up when I took them. They're not black and white photos, they are that color. I would never fool anyone. This is why I posted it here, I've never seen one like this. No black and white. Sorry if it looks like it's black and white.
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Unplated Planchet with later circulation environmental toning?  |
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Posted 12/22/2022 02:17 am
