1960's D Penny Steel/Silver??? Help!!!

I am a custom framer and back in 2010 i was framing some of my coins for a gift, when polishing them before i set them in place this 1960's D penny that i was polishing I noticed the copper tone rubbed off like someone took a marker and colored it. Its now a Silver/Steel tone. The only penny's I know that should be that tone are 1943 penny's and a very small portion of the 1944 penny's. Can anyone help explain what I have?? Any thoughts???

Here is a photo of it.

 

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In regards to your coin, it appears to be plated. No added value for it.

 

TBH, that looks just like a plated '43 except for the fact its a '60.
I'm gonna go with plating or mercury dipping.

 

Mercury dipping was the first thing that came to mind for me too.

 

#1 - Do not polish your coins. Polished coins have little to no value to a collector because they have been ruined.

#2 - If you have a steel cent it would stick to a magnet. Does it stick to a magnet?

 

Plated or cooked with a torch. When a copper cent is heated, the zinc has a lower melting point than copper so it tends to the surface resulting in a "silver" cent.....try it sometime.

 

If it's already been plated, polishing it shouldn't have any impact on its value.

 

I came across the same coin the other day and it is magnetic .

 

pics please.

 

Here's the 1960 and my 43 next to each other, after I looked at the 2 together and tested with a magnet the 1960 seems plated as it is magnetic but not near what the 43 is

 

it seems like it was plated with steel or something.

 

Yes - plated

 

I also found a 1960 steel magnetic penny while going through an jar of old coins.

 

My 7th grade science class in 1959 was probably one of thousands of similar classes across the country that conducted the experiment of dipping Lincoln cents in mercury. Now, many of these coins are chrome-plated because of the dangers inherent with handling mercury.

It's nothing more than PMD.

Chris

 

I found a 1944 penny a few months ago

 

Almost certainly nickel plated. Nickel is highly magnetic but the samll anout of metal used in the plating will allow the coin to be attracted to a magnet, but it won't JUMP to a magnet like a 1943 steel cent does.

 

I found a 1964 Silver in Color Lincoln Penny with all my 1943 Steels , Come to find out its a Rare 1964 D, On a Dime Clad Planchet . Tried picking up with magnet and it didn't stick ... Anyone know what its Worth ???

 

You need to post photos, and it would be best to start your own thread.

Welcome to the neighborhood!

 

It’s been plated.

 

Congratulations