I have one and have been holding on to it however, I can't seem to find anything on this penny. Rare find? Forgive me for the horrible image. It is super difficult to take a picture of this penny without the shadows blocking something. I even added an image holding it in the air with a magnet. Has anyone seen one or know it's value?
It has been dipped in mercury or something similar. Can't you see the copper where the mercury has worn off? Chris
I found this penny on a busy road. I know it is not in mint condition. I'm just curious to learn more about it since, I've been using it as a "Good Luck Penny".
No Mint means it was struck at the Philadelphia mint. It is plated with a ferromagnetic substance. Not a rare item because we have seen dozens of examples here on CoinTalk. And only worth 1 Cent. Not a mint error of any kind. Just altered.
Mercury is a substance. Poisonous. Not a coin term unless you are talking about silver Mercury dimes.
Exactly. If you see an old thermometer and the substance in the tube that rises and lowers with the temperature is silver, that is Mercury. It isn't a numismatic term. Mercury is a flowable metal.
It is an error and with some solid research you can find out how it happened lol 1962-D 1C PCGS MS62 Struck on Silver 10C Planchet (Lincoln Cent Mint Error)
wrong it was a mint error pressed on silver planchet if you did actual solid research on it you would’ve read about the mistake and how it happened lol 1962-D 1C PCGS MS62 Struck on Silver 10C Planchet (Lincoln Cent Mint Error)
Wrong, if you did actual solid research you would know that a silver dime planchet is not attracted to a magnet and would be smaller than a cent. It was correctly identified as a normal cent that has been plated.
The cent in the OP’s post is a 1962. There is no mint mark. Silver is not magnetic so it was correctly stated as plated. And this thread is from 2019 which is over 4 years old and the OP hasn’t been seen since. Welcome to CT.