T Wouldn't the copper plating weigh .0625? 2.5 grams * 2.5% = .0625
Everyone just decided to use 2002 D pennies to plate? Makes zero sense. I'd buy that someone stripped the copper and polished the zinc before I...
I don't have a camera to take as good of a picture, but mine is in even better condition than this. It's shiny like a proof coin.
It's funny how everyone claims it was plated or a chemical alteration. Did people just decide to alter/plate 2002 D pennies for some reason? I...
In order to plate something, it usually needs to be polished.
So what you are saying is that you think all the people that are talking about this exact coin all received a coin that was plated after it left...
I assure you that it's not plated. Everyone here is so skeptical about the mint making a mistake. Don't you find it odd that everyone talking...
If my calculations are correct, the copper portion should weigh .0625 grams. It will be possible to see with a scale that is accurate to .01 grams.
Here's a picture of it before I removed it from the roll
I never said it was steel or silver. It's probably the zinc before it was copper plated. You act like the mint never makes mistakes.
I'll see if I can't borrow a friend's jewelry scale to weigh it. It feels lighter, which definitely wouldn't be the case if it was coated.
It's not coated.
I seriously doubt it's a fake. Everything is identical to a regular penny without the copper coloring. I'm trying to get a good picture, but...
I doubt it's fake. Everything looks identical to a regular penny. I used a black shirt as the background this time so maybe the picture will be...
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