1964-D Lincoln on Gold planchet, Weight is in...

ozzysdad

Well, I went to my local Jeweller, who just happens to be a coin collector as well, for over 50 years.

The weight is 2.4 grams.
Pennyweight is 1.5
37.03704 grains
Diameter is 18mm

Naturally, he asked where i found it, and I told him, I got it in a roll of pennies, from a local "Gas N Go" , he said it was gold, and as for the corrosion on it, it might have come from some of the other cents in the roll, there were some greenies in it, he also said, That older gold coins had some inconsistent mixtures and that could also account for the spots? He also said that it might of been struck on a dollar gold coin and that it was possible that it might have been struck on a foreign gold planchet, Probably an intentional error by someone at the mint.

I checked the weight on a 1964-D Lincoln and its 3.11 grams and 48 grains. Anyone else have any thoughts?

Betta285

I'd send that by supersonic jet to ANACS!!

jim

Russ

<< <i>I checked the weight on a 1964-D Lincoln and its 3.11 grams and 48 grains. Anyone else have any thoughts? >>



My thought is that gold is heavier than copper and this coin is lighter than a normal cent.

Russ, NCNE

LALASD4

Gold is a lot denser.

ozzysdad

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<< <i>I checked the weight on a 1964-D Lincoln and its 3.11 grams and 48 grains. Anyone else have any thoughts? >>



My thought is that gold is heavier than copper and this coin is lighter than a normal cent.

Russ, NCNE >>



"Its very thin" Thinner than a dime...

Baley

your coin is a corroded regular old cent. (probably has spent some time in an acid solution))

sorry!

tmot99

I would have a hard time believing this. Did the US Mint make gold coins in 1964 for other countries?

braddick

Didn't someone recently rush to a National Coin show with an item that proved to be worthless?
The Media was in tow and it was, in a sense, comical yet a heartbreaker at the same time when PCGS gave the owner the bad news.

This 1964-D Lincoln rings of the same debacle waiting to happen.

flaminio

Get it certified. I'd send it to ANACS. If real, you just won the lotto. Fake, and you're out fifteen bucks. But the bottom line is that there's no way you could sell something like this uncertified.

MICHAELDIXON

Don't rush out and buy anything with the projected winfall from this coin, as you are going to be sorely disappointed. I am in agreement with Baley.

ldhair

A few thoughts.
A Quarter eagle is 18mm and is about 4 grams and about the thickness of a dime.
Sorry. Can't see your coin being gold.
Take it to a local pawn shop and see if they will test it for you.

airplanenut

<< <i>Didn't someone recently rush to a National Coin show with an item that proved to be worthless?
The Media was in tow and it was, in a sense, comical yet a heartbreaker at the same time when PCGS gave the owner the bad news.

This 1964-D Lincoln rings of the same debacle waiting to happen. >>

Yup--that was the FUN show with a guy who thought he had a copper 1943 cent.

MrEureka

It could easily be gold. Don't forget about all the counterfeit 1964 error cents struck from false dies. The same "mint" could have produced this coin.

MassFullStepper

ldhair....you mention taking it to a pawn shop and having it tested. Isnt that what jewlers do when they 'buy your bad/old memories' to make sure it isnt junk? I would HAVE to think if this 'jewler' were a coin collector, he would have already done that, perhaps even prior to weighing it. Wait, anyone smell that? Smells like, as Cartman says....'somebody's bakin' brownies'...nuff said.



edited to say:


Damn.....now that I have referred to Cartman, I hope gregthegreat doesnt pay this thread a visit....

Spinynorman

<< <i>I would have a hard time believing this. Did the US Mint make gold coins in 1964 for other countries? >>



No, they didn't make any coins for other countries in 64 or 65. The last gold coins were for Syria in 1950.

canadiancoinguy

I have an acid-thinned cent in my collection, and it weighs around 1.5g

That's what the 64D in question here seems to be as well:
-Thin
-Light
-Color of bronze/copper
-Corrosion (gold does not corrode, and corrosion does not simply rub off onto another coin)

sliderider

Call us when your 64 cent turns into a Peace dollar.

nwcs

If that coin is gold, then I'm a millionaire.

seanq

I just saw the pictures linked in your original post. That cent looks lke it was in salt water for an extended period of time. I've had a couple of beach finds that looked just like that.


Sean Reynolds

errormaven

This coin is not an error. It appears to have been dipped in acid and then gold-plated. The uniformly fuzzy, attenuated design elements, perfectly centered strike, thin or absent rim, and abnormally small diameter is characteristic of acid jobs.

You shouldn't waste your money by sending it to a grading service. It'll only come back in a body bag.

-- Mike Diamond