Hi I found a 2000 silver penny. It is not magnetic . It is however the same size as a penny but not as thick . I weighed it and it weighs 2.2 g which is the same weight as a dime. If the scale is correct.but neither here nor there the dime and the penny weigh the exact same. Does anybody have any information on this
Welcome New Member ! Just an observation, it's not silver . It must of been altered Post Mint with some kind of chemical . It's copper and Zinc composition with an average of 2.5g . Yours is just a little lighter , Silver would be much heavier . Have Great evening .
OK well I agree my scale could probably be off I don’t know I just know that I put a 2016 dime on this Digi weigh scale that I have and it reads 2.2 then this penny that I have I put on this Digi weigh scale and it also weighs 2.2. I’ve done a little bit of research on this and I have found four people on the Internet that have the exact same penny as I do .and what I’m curious about is everybody keeps saying oh it was messed with or what have you but they’re all from the Denver mint and they’re all from the year 2000
I'm not being a jerk or anything but unless it's on dime Planchet, that would be the only way . We are only talking about .30g difference which is possible if some of the surface was taken off giving you that "silver look " . It's 97.5 % Zinc and the 2.5% Copper . JMHO .
Ok I guess I’m just a idiot. All I’m trying to do is find out if this coin is maybe a error coin or a coin struck on a dime planchette like you said
Noo, I didn't say that did I ? I'm not like that . Ask anyone . Sometimes though you have to believe those that are more experienced than you . Have a great evening . Hopefully more chime in on this subject .
@Kristy Cook. Welcome to Coin Talk. If you want to check if your coin is silver you can take it to a jeweler or coin store that has an XRF Analyzer. They can scan your coin and determine the metal content.
No I wasn’t saying that you were saying that I was an idiot I was just expressing well hell I’m just an idiot. And I do absolutely want to listen to people that are more experienced than I am on this . But I wasn’t asking what it was made out of I was asking basically what is this coin .I’ve read other threads about other people that found the same coin with the same year with the same mint mark and I just find it very odd that everybody keeps saying that oh it was messed with or the copper was taken off or whatever but all four of them are from the same year the same mint mark and the same color.
Hi Kristy..... It's quite common garage modification. Take a modern cent and place it between a piece of leather and strike it a few times with a hammer. The thin layer of copper falls away and you are left with a zinc cent. It's so common that they have been given the name of "Texas Cents".
Not struck on a dime planchet. Dime planchets are smaller than cent planchets and the finish coin would be smaller than a regular cent with the rim missing in places. yours has full rims all the way around. Sometimes a planchet doesn't get the copper plating and that can make a silver colored cent. But if the coin isn't mint state with luster you can't tell if it was originally a non plated planchet or an unplated planchet where the copper has been chemically removed. So if it isn't mint or near mint and still having the original luster it won't (or shouldn't) be certified as a non plated planchet error.
First thing I need to mention is you're not an idiot as you stated. Your Cent is a normal Cent. It's not struck on a dime planchet. It's struck on a zinc planchet, which are used on Cents since 1982. The copper plating has been removed. From my own collection, this is a copper cent struck on a dime planchet. You can still see the mint luster and compare it to your Cent. The differences are quite noticeable.
I have one too a 2000D it's thinner than a penny and copper is REALLY prominent but some parts are silver in and it's 2.2 I can't post a pic
Hi Stacy and welcome to CT and the world of coin collecting…… Now a couple things…. The old threads tend to be overlooked. I don’t know why, but they do. You would get some attention if you create a new thread….. Secondly, nobody will be able to help you based on a description. A photo is required and it’s easy to attach a photo. If this old digital dummy can do it, anyone can….. Now thirdly a word of caution…. The US mint bangs out billions of coins. Occasionally a misfit will sneak out. Though it is far more common for people with too much time on their hands to create faux error coins being that the digital world has painted error coins in such a bright light. So don’t have hurt feelings is the error guys find yours to be a created error. Having said that, coin collecting is the greatest hobby in the world so stick with it!
In order to be silver it would have to be from 1964 or before and as shown in the photo in post #12, part of the rim and lettering would be missing because the dime planchet is smaller and wouldn't cover the entire penny die. Your coin has had the very thin copper plating removed and the whitish color is the zinc core.
