Silver 1968-D Lincoln Cent. Have pic. Any information about this coin?

SemperFI · June 11, 2004 4:31PM

My brother finally sent me an image of the cent he has in Philly. He says it has the silver look and feel and has that silver ring to it when you give it a quick flip. At first, him flicking a silver coin that should be copper made me cringe but he said it is pretty circulated and has tarnished.

Anyone know of any silver 1968-D cents made of silver. Did the mint produce any 90% silver coins for other countries at that time or is it possible that this could have been produced from a JFK 40% half? Would they be able to determine which percentage of silver this coin contains by weight?

Now, what can we do for this coin. If the coin is not corroded, should we have it sent to NCS and have them verify it and restore it if it authentic or leave it as is and send it to ANACS or PCGS.

Thanks in advance.

-matt

edit: Also, I will be getting this coin sent to me soon, so hopefully I can get a better image than the one my brother had taken. I would like to see some more detail and the actual color of this coin.

SemperFI · June 11, 2004 4:59PM

ttt

Spinynorman · June 11, 2004 5:02PM

I'd guess that it's plated. These are the foreign coins struck in Denver in 1968...

El Salvador 1 Centavo KM135.1 1968 Denver Circ Bronze 16.0 mm 2.50 g
El Salvador 10 Centavos KM130 1968 Denver Circ Copper-Nickel 26.0 mm 7.00 g
Liberia 25 Cents KM16a.2 1968 Denver Circ Copper-Nickel 23.0 mm 4.49 g
Panama 1 Centesimo KM22 1968 Denver Circ Bronze 19.0 mm 3.11 g
Panama 5 Centesimos KM23.2 1968 Denver Circ Copper-Nickel 21.2 mm 5.00 g
Panama 1/10 Balboa KM10a 1968 Denver Circ CN Clad 17.9 mm 2.27 g

Gonfunko · June 11, 2004 8:08PM

Kinda looks like a cast counterfeit to me.

Conder101 · June 12, 2004 4:02AM

Start by weighing it. If it weighs 3.1 grams it's plated. If it is silver (90%) it will weigh 3.6 grams. If it weighs 2.27 grams the it is probably struck on a dime planchet (but it looks too well struck for that.) That's a test you can do in a few seconds that won't cost you anything and will eliminate 99.99% of the "silver" cents. If it was struck for a cent planchet cut from 40% silver stock it would be noticably thicker and weigh 3.3 grams.

clw54 · June 12, 2004 4:06AM

Wouldn't it be clad if it were struck on a dime planchet?

Conder101 · June 12, 2004 4:53AM

Yep, but I can't see the edge so I through the weight of the dime planchet in just in case.

SemperFI · June 12, 2004 5:03AM

Thanks for the info. I will pass try to get this info. I will post the results when they are rcvd.

Silver 1968-D Lincoln Cent. Have pic. Any information about this coin?

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