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pipifantasma New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/28/2025 4:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 02/28/2025 4:39 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
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 02/28/2025 4:49 pm If your coin is a shiny silver color, then it has most certainly been plated and is considered damaged. PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 02/28/2025 5:07 pm @pip, first welcome to CCF. Second, can you please confirm if a strong magnet is attracted to your cent? Thx. "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 21584 Posts	Posted 02/28/2025 5:19 pm Been plated after it left the mint, probably with nickel. Just a damaged cent now. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73688 Posts	Posted 02/28/2025 5:23 pm To CCF! It was plated after it left the mint. PMD. Not an error. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10484 Posts	Posted 02/28/2025 6:04 pm Fun to find - keep it in a 2x2. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 02/28/2025 8:27 pm to CCF. a zinc plated cent is what you have here. 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
donnie59 Pillar of the Community United States 780 Posts	Posted 03/01/2025 09:22 am to the CCF. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/03/2025 3:10 pm to the CCF and Report this Post to the Staff
CouchDiver1978 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 03/03/2025 6:09 pm Out of curiosity how much does it weigh? Report this Post to the Staff
pipifantasma New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 03/09/2025 5:09 pm the penny weighs 3.16 Report this Post to the Staff
pipifantasma New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 03/09/2025 5:12 pm The penny also sticks to magnets what could this mean? Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24939 Posts	Posted 03/09/2025 5:26 pm Quote: The penny also sticks to magnets what could this mean? It is plated with nickel. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/09/2025 5:27 pm If it sticks to a magnet, then that means it's been plated with a magnetic metal. Report this Post to the Staff
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