1944 steelhead

Yup. You will be able to retire for sure. In reality, we are all just trying to suppress the information so that we can be the ones to find all the good stuff and retire ourselves. Unfortunately you have discovered our secret.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Zinc silver lead all non magnetic maybe tin
Nickel non magnetic

 

So it is a fake then

 

What coatings are magnetic??

 

Shh. Stop spouting our secrets. We will have to initiate you into the secret society quickly. Your special "Coinhunter777" laminated membership car will be in the mail shortly. Don't worry, as a secret society, we already know where you live o_0

 

Have it authenticated...PCGS or NGC

 

We're all your answers steel plating or could it be real

 

You've already got it figured out, man. That's your retirement right there. Not sure why you needed to come here to ask us for anything. Congratulations on finding a unicorn.

 

What part of it's a real Copper Cent that was plated outside of the Mint don't you understand?

It was not minted that way, it is not a Mint Error.

 

What in the hell are you trying to say? I'm sorry, but it sounds as if you're simply spouting off whatever terms you've heard in the past without the slightest clue as to what it may mean. And who told you nickel is non-magnetic?

Additionally, why post a clear photos of a Morgan with your supposed "grail" coin nothing but a background blur? Does this really make sense?

 

Steel cents weigh 2.7 grams.

 

Let me explain what happened step by step so you can fully understand.

1. the mint produces 1944 copper cents
2. One of those completely normal copper cents is plated in a magnetic metal after it left the mint
3. you find the coin and think that it's the 'rare 1944 steel cent', when really, it's a completely normal cent that was plated in a magnetic metal such as steel

The coin you have is a normal copper penny like any other. A person outside the mint decided to dip it in molten steel, thus giving it a thin steel coating. They were probably trying to fool an amateur collector into believing it was struck on a steel planchet. This is not a mint error.

 

Copper melts at 1800 steel at 2700 how could it be dipped would melted long before adhesion

 

Nickel is magnetic.

 

Almost looks like dime ms 66 near perfect sitting on ms63 but highly magnetic if it was done after mint
Steel melts at 2700 and copper 1800
How could that be done

 

Nickel is non magnetic

 

Counterfeit plated wold be non magnetic
Steel plated mystery
Painted silver plated silver ya I would get that
Nickel plated but real steel and it was in sealed rolled not opened in 40 years ??
Will add pictures Tuesday
Coin will be off to NGC 12 bucks I will know
Plated after the Mint what if it is real McCoy
1 of 1 1 in Zillions

 

Wrong, wrong, wrong! Look it up, nickel is magnetic. Your coin is plated, nothing more. It is your money, send it in if you wish.

 

Cadium plated is answer magnetic as is some nickel plating

 

Plating DOES NOT involve dipping into molten metal. Google Electrochemistry. Nickel is magnetic. Your coin is either nickel plated, or chrome plated. If your coin is chrome plated, it will have a nickel plated layer between the copper and chrome. The chrome is usually thin enough that the nickel will stick to a magnet.

As others have said, your coin was plated AFTER it left the mint. It's worth face value