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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 12-13-2004, 12:32 PM   #1 (permalink) gajonz Junior Member   Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1 1946 silver color Lincoln penny I came across a 1946 Lincoln penny (no mint mark) that is made of a shiny silver-color metal in my late father's coin collection. It's not steel as it doesn't respond to a magnet. But, it's definitely not copper. I've been unable to locate any information about what it may be made of and / or what it might be worth. Can anybody shed light on this? I've attached a couple digital photos but they really don't capture the color. thanks Attached Thumbnails       12-13-2004, 12:37 PM   #2 (permalink) National dealer Numismatist   Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,387 Read this post. http://cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=1227   12-13-2004, 12:58 PM   #3 (permalink) Ed Zak Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 532 A 1946-P in MS66 RED condition or better is the key. No too many 1946-P REDS are floating around as many of these pennies were made with spent copper shell casings from World War II. However, a plated penny is going to be worth...well, just a penny. Last edited by Ed Zak; 12-13-2004 at 02:23 PM.   12-13-2004, 05:39 PM   #4 (permalink) satootoko Retired   Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,822 Quote: Originally Posted by gajonz it's definitely not copper. Don't be so sure. The most likely answer, considering the date, is that a copper coin has been plated, or possibly even coated with mercury. High school chemistry students did that very often when the coin was new. (I know, cause I did.) __________________ Roy   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 5 cent piece | 1964 Kennedy Half with Die Polishing lines » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Trivia: Millennium Coins Part 10/Asia Clinker Coin Chat 0 03-28-2008 01:29 PM 1961 D silver penny flipper Coin Chat 1 05-26-2006 10:46 PM 1946 S error penny trautwein What's it Worth 1 03-18-2006 10:02 PM 1975 Silver Penny? TaaJ US Coins Forum 8 10-01-2003 03:32 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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