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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 01-07-2009, 09:37 PM   #1 (permalink) SGTMILLER Junior Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 1920 Great Britain Penny Hello, I am new to the forums. I'm currently in Iraq waiting to come back home. I have alot of time on my hands over here so i satrted collection coins. A guy back in the states is selling me a 1920 british penny. He says its made of gold not bronze. I've spent a few hours researching the coin, but have not found anything about any of them being made of gold. Any one heard of such a coin?   01-07-2009, 09:51 PM   #2 (permalink) Vercingetorix Senior Member     Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 133 sarge, the coin is NOT gold, nor is it rare. your contact is either deeply mistaken or he's trying to rip you off. hope you get back from iraq soon, safe and sound. and welcome to the forum. v.   01-07-2009, 10:00 PM   #3 (permalink) rzage What Goes Around Comes A     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,447 My Mood: Welcome to CT , WELCOME HOME , pennies were made of copper not gold , be carefull there are a lot of rip offs out there , but also a lot of good honest people , keep safe and happy collecting . rzage __________________ Instant Karmas gonna Get you:John Lennon ANA member #R3146234   01-07-2009, 10:26 PM   #4 (permalink) AdamL Likes Silver     Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,480 My Mood: Welcome to the forum! __________________ Speak the truth, do not become angered, and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the Gods. -Buddha   01-07-2009, 10:46 PM   #5 (permalink) umtrr-author Thalia and Kieran's Dad   Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,009 My Mood: Looks like heavily cleaned and perhaps polished bronze based on the photos. Very glad you asked. Welcome to CT! __________________ George in Ellison Park, NY --and Thalia Elizabeth   01-08-2009, 04:54 AM   #6 (permalink) De Orc P & R COMMISSAR     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London. UK Posts: 8,131 My Mood: Please believe me when I say that is not gold It is a Bronze penny of King George V of Great Britain Oh and welcome to CoinTalk LOL have a safe trip home __________________ My Notes 1176 to date 02/06/09 http://www.banknotebank.com/?collection=De-Orc My Coins 2168 to date 02/06/09 http://www.omnicoin.com/?collection=De-Orc   01-08-2009, 08:01 AM   #7 (permalink) georgiansilver Senior Member     Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lincolnshire UK Posts: 123 I have just part cleaned (sacrilege) this penny as a comparison for you... it is a 1915 copper penny... made of the same material as the one you are offered. I have a large amount of British Pennies... most of them a brownish colour as they have never been cleaned... Best wishes, Mike. Attached Thumbnails     __________________ If she wants something with a lot of diamonds in... give her a pack of playing cards.   01-08-2009, 03:05 PM   #8 (permalink) Moustan Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Glasgow en Ecosse Posts: 80 My Mood: Hello Miller and welcome   01-08-2009, 08:20 PM   #9 (permalink) charlie.edwards Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: st albans Posts: 16 to be honest ive never heard nor seen a gold pennie, it looks copper charlie   01-10-2009, 03:16 PM   #10 (permalink) eddyk New-mismatist     Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The United Britain of Kingdomshire Posts: 646 Infact...tbh mate...the coin you have there isn't even worth a modern day british penny. Keep posting, and I might have some coins to send ya. But whatever you do...do not buy that coin. __________________ eddyk - Graded PF-70 by PCCGS Professional Coin Collector Grading Service [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Last edited by eddyk; 01-11-2009 at 09:41 PM.   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Tags 1920, penny 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. 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