According to something i just read 1959 was the first yr w the memorial in the back, they were all made in philly and none have a mint mark....
I thght the samething, that it was just the bezel. But it is relatively strong, the same on the edge as it is dead center. Also as im doing...
I have this same penny. 1959 no mint mark. Just weighed it today. Its 3.5 grams. And magnetic. If you guys have found any info id appreciate it....
The silver cent weighs 3.5 grams
Silver isnt magnetic. I mean very silver in color. Im just interested becuase i thght they only made steel pennies in '43. Ive only seen one other...
Ok so i have a nickel with the same thing. Only i can pinch my nickel and spin the brass ring around the nickel. The bezel isnt attached to the...
Someone has got to explain this dryer coin to me, are you saying from bouncing around in a dryer the edges are mashed down?? If so that is not the...
Its magnetic tho, so i doubt its zinc coating. I will report the weight as soon as i can get it
heres some pics with regular pennies for comparison [ATTACH][ATTACH]
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no i havent thats my next step tho
thats what i thought at first, I actually still have one of those. In the pic where you see the bezel lifted, was actually me trying to seperate...
thats what i will do. Thanks for the responses. I'll post the pic in a little while. I'm at work but I'll have the wifey snap a pic for me....
yes the penny is silver, which is odd in itself. its a 1959 with no mint stamp or whatever its called. heres a pic of the only other one i've...
Not spooned or from a dryer/washer, i'm no coin expert but you can def tell that the metal is seperate from the coin, as you can see in my silver...
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