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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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They look a dull gray color, similar to aluminum.
If it is dull grey, it is almost certainly altered. A coin struck on a genuine unplated zinc planchet will still have luster like a normal coin. If it has been messed with, there will be no luster and the surfaces will be dull. Quote:
I'm not even sure what that error would be called Umm, I gave you the proper name in my first post- unplated planchet error. However, it is more likely that you have a cent with stripped plating as that is what is usually found in circulation. Even though an unplated Zincoln is not a rare and valuable error, it is still uncommon enough that genuine errors are dwarfed by the number of alterations. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1952 Posts |
someone put it in acid till it got smaller and lost it's copper coat. not an error at all
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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oblakavshtanax wrote: Quote:
oh, wait, actually...my dad just called and told me it was a 1974 not a 98! w00t. It feels like I'm having deja vu all over again!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A always, biokemist is spot on. Importantly, if was struck on an unplated planchet, it would have original mint bloom. If it's dull, it has had the copper plating removed with chemistry.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
508 Posts |
Finding an aluminum penny out in the wild is like stumbling across the holy grail. $50 says it's a forgery or some sort of foul play.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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One is forced to ask:
"How much does it weigh?"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
625 Posts |
One is also forced to ask.... where is the picture?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
757 Posts |
as explained, I have to do a bit of driving to take the pic. I'm going to try tonight. I'm not exactly rolling in spare time, fella.
Edited by oblakavshtanax
01/18/2011 6:09 pm
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Valued Member
India
265 Posts |
get the picture friend.
warm wishes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4989 Posts |
Perhaps you can spend some of your abundant spare time snapping us some pictures. Thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
757 Posts |
alright this is my first time uploading pictures to a forum, so hopefully this works. I hope to have a few better pics soon.
Edited by oblakavshtanax
01/18/2011 7:52 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
757 Posts |
ok that one didn't work, but this one does I hope.  |
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Valued Member
United States
455 Posts |
Your cent could very well be aluminum due to the fact that they did mint aluminum cents for consideration as an alternative metal to the copper used to mint the cents at the time. The aluminum pennies were passed out to congressmen and officials in Washington DC at a meeting and many kept them. If your cent is the real thing then it is VERY valuable, but I'd keep it a secret due to the Secret Service. You wouldn't want them getting their hands on it or they would confiscate it and you'd never see it again! I'm pretty sure that the aluminum cents were minted in 1974. I could be wrong, buy I don't think so.
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Valued Member
United States
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Wow, it looks like a penny. Congrats on your find.
In all seriousness, I hope you did not make a special trip to your dads house for only one bad photo.
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