Is this just another plated penny?
Vbowling299
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I dont have it so i cant weigh it, anything that says it isnt plated? One of my uncles is asking.
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You would have to weigh it and go from there.
Maybe have your uncle take it to a jeweler and weigh it?
Years ago I had access to a soft-chrome plating operation. I plated more Lincolns than you could shake a stick at. I've seen all kinds through the years. This will most definitely be plated.
Maybe rubbed with mercury?
Extreme heat will do that. Put a penny on a hot wood stove and watch it turn silver.
It's been replaced.
The general rule is:
If it's bright and shiny, it's been re-plated.
If it's dark, dull, and grey, it's been de-plated.
Weight won't make a difference in this error type.
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
looks like a cent/penny to me. a nice chat piece anyway
Thanks everyone, they were hoping it was a rare aluminum penny or something like that but i told them it was highly unlikely
Common plating experiment done in first year college chemistry labs around the country.
I agree with what Fred said.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
I am sure you are all correct about it being plated, but pls educate me on how we know that it is not an unplated (missing copper plating) cent. Is it the color?
P.S. - if it was an unplated zinc cent, those fingers on the obv/rev would be causing some nasty tarnish right now...
"If it's bright and shiny, it's been re-plated.
If it's dark, dull, and grey, it's been de-plated." What Fred said.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
If it's on a genuine, unplated zinc planchet,
it will have luster, and a look that a plated
or unplated coin does not have.
However, if a genuine unplated coin gets into
circulation, at some point it will darken, and
make authentication very difficult, if not impossible.
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
Ok thx.
Also, if it is a genuine unplated coin and gets into circulation then I suppose it won't last long before it rots away.
(Whose idea was copper plated zinc, anyway? I'd prefer copper plated steel instead of zinc, but in that case the coin machines would not be able to tell difference from Canadian cents, but then again they changed the shape before eventually eliminating them altogether, so maybe it's not an issue any longer....).
Yep... plated cent... I have seen a few of them.... Also, when I was a youngster, we coated them with mercury... lasted quite a while... Cheers, RickO
Here is my unplated Lincoln graded MS65.
- Bob -
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
Central Valley Roosevelts
You can get that same look on any post82 cent by putting it on a really hot plate for a few hours. The copper just seems to vanish. No need to plate unless it is a pre82 or foreign cent.