Yup that was a HS science class experiment if you rub mercury on a copper penny.....yup it turns silver
Welcome aboard the CT Train. Hope you enjoy the ride. Your coin has probably been zinc plated, but still worth $.01.
Its a good thing we can't do any betting here... I see 3 members loosing their milk money...lol Hows that song go I've never been wrong...And seldom been right..
Plated/rubbed with mercury. potato/potatoe IMO My dad used to tell me how they would play with mercury in science class in the 60s. Crazy.
Well, my grandparents were avid collectors, starting in the 40's, and they had this one stuck in one of those tri fold books. Hmmmm.
No hmmm about it. It's not an error or anything. Just a coin that was messed with after it left the mint. I've pulled a handful of plated/otherwise altered cents in my almost 750 boxes of cents searched. Sometimes they escape into the wild.
Furry by chance were you in that Trenton NJ class when Vice President taught a student how to spell potato? June 15 1992
Some coins were plated gold, the minuscule thickness wore off easily. I wonder if all people behaved in the manner of your Grandparents.
uh...that hasn't happened in quite a while. The experiment is to deposit a thin coating of zinc. After that you can burnish it up for a "silver penny" or heat it up on a hotplate to alloy the zinc and some of the copper to make brass for a "gold penny".