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Does this penny look unique

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    JazzyhhjjJazzyhhjj Posts: 4 ✭

    So I need to get it looked at

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    EXOJUNKIEEXOJUNKIE Posts: 1,638 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Jazzyhhjj said:
    So I need to get it looked at

    The rug, yes. The pennies, no.

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    TurboSnailTurboSnail Posts: 1,669 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 5, 2017 9:47PM

    Yes . it literally received fancy carpet treatment next to a star .

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    Geckster109Geckster109 Posts: 231 ✭✭✭

    Looks like the result of an experiment of stripping away the copper cladding to expose the zinc.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yep.... Post mint messing around (PMMA.... :D ) Keep it as an example/teaching tool... Cheers, RickO

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    FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 6,032 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'd say it's been plated.

    If the copper plating was removed,
    the coin would be a darker, duller, grey.

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