1957-D Lincoln Steel Planchet - Coin Community Forum

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WheatsUp New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 4:47 pm Hello All, Any help would be appreciated here as I've searched the forums and have not found anything quite similar. What do I have here? I'm torn between a genuine silver planchet and tampering. I do not know the weight as I just ordered a scale and it has not arrived. Thanks for any help! Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19120 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 5:27 pm Given the photos posted, I'm thinking the coin was plated. An accurate weight to two decimal places would be fun to know--once the scale arrives.. Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24149 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 5:28 pm Just plated or some kind of high school chemistry experiment I'm afraid. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 5:30 pm Does it stick to a magnet? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73747 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 7:27 pm To CCF! Appears to have been plated. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 7:33 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94892 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 8:03 pm It does have that plated look - does it stick strongly to a NORMAL magnet? 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
WheatsUp New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/23/2023 8:09 pm Haha I do not have too high of hopes for coin, given the man's character who left it to me. I suppose I will put it in the box with the "toned" Morgans. However, I do find it interesting that it did not attach to a fairly strong magnet. I'm not sure who did what to this coin but I don't believe it is or ever was a real penny. Thanks for the welcomes everyone. This place is neat. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 09/25/2023 7:02 pm to the CCF Looks like a mercury rubbed cent. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 09/26/2023 12:45 am It's been electroplated with a thin layer of silvery metal, probably zinc since zinc is cheap and easy to plate. Alternatively, it could just be silver paint. You can see a high point on Lincoln's collar where the plating has chipped away, showing the copper underneath. It is, of course, illegal to deliberately plate a copper coin to make it look silvery, as it could easily be confused for a dime. A "poor man's counterfeit". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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