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1977 Lincoln..Circulated..White Metal.....?

SUMORADASUMORADA Posts: 4,797 ✭
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A Friend brought this in today, it dose not appear to be plated IMO, I weighed it on a diamond scale.....49.40 gr = 3.20107 g, the appearance is more Nickel looking then Silver....opinions?

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  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,270 ✭✭✭

    plated for a birthday set perhaps?

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  • MoonbiterMoonbiter Posts: 652 ✭✭
    According to the Red Book the weight should be 3.11 grams. I suspect it's plated.
  • RobbRobb Posts: 2,034 ✭
    Plated indeed.
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  • tightbudgettightbudget Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭
    Plated
  • InternetJunkyInternetJunky Posts: 2,329 ✭
    If it was plated, wouldn't those deep nicks reveal a copper color? What's the thickness of the coin?
  • RobbRobb Posts: 2,034 ✭


    << <i>If it was plated, wouldn't those deep nicks reveal a copper color? What's the thickness of the coin? >>



    You are going on the assumption that it was plated prior to the PMD.
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  • InternetJunkyInternetJunky Posts: 2,329 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>If it was plated, wouldn't those deep nicks reveal a copper color? What's the thickness of the coin? >>



    You are going on the assumption that it was plated prior to the PMD. >>



    True. If that was the case though it would be due to experimenting or boredom. It would just seem strange that someone would go through the process of plating a well circulated '77 Lincoln for a gift or something along those lines.
  • MoonbiterMoonbiter Posts: 652 ✭✭
    Science class mischief/experiment
  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    The plating shop ran out of test coupons, so they used a few circulating copper cents.
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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,864 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Plated
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Probably mercury 'rubbed'... we did that as kids.... just take a blob of mercury and rub it all over the penny... comes our shiny silver. Cheers, RickO
  • 09sVDB09sVDB Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭
    I had one of these years ago and it was a 77. Why this date?
  • bouchardaboucharda Posts: 2,941
    This is really weird.....I just got one dated 1967 in Atlantic City today....Well circulated and the newly abraded areas are silver colored as well...image
  • SUMORADASUMORADA Posts: 4,797 ✭

    As everyone here thought the coin I posted above turned out to be plated....
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