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Adams101 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 12/19/2023 3:42 pm Hi Everybody, I manage a retail store and came across this penny, I first noticed the scuff across the face wasn't copper colored. I cleaned it up some and noticed it doesn't appear to be copper at all. Any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 12/19/2023 4:16 pm to the CCF Put it with another cent and see if it's the same dia. Might be a Texas Cent. And don't clean any coins, if it was worth anything, cleaning destroys any premium. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 12/19/2023 4:18 pm @adam, first welcome to CCF. Second, it looks to me like you have the zinc core of a cent here--someone has stripped off the copper plating, whether mechanically as described by @cuj or chemically. Either way, it is worth face value only. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/19/2023 4:27 pm Spence calls it. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73929 Posts	Posted 12/19/2023 5:03 pm To CCF! I agree with Spence. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 12/19/2023 5:05 pm 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
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 12/19/2023 5:59 pm It will start to deteriorate so spend it soon. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95432 Posts	Posted 12/19/2023 6:23 pm Yep, with Spence. Also if it is a ' Texas Cent - it will be larger than a normal one, 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
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