Well I was going through an old coin collection and found a 1980 silver penny. I'm still unsure at just how legitimate it really is. Could anyone help me out?
Science project. These pop up here weekly. See the link below: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/428318/make_gold_and_silver_pennies/
Zinc cents did not appear until 1982 (2 years after the date of your coin). In 1980 Lincoln cents were bronze throughout and hence were not plated.
I would save it if you like it. It's only a penny and in honesty the projects rarely come out that good.
It works a lot better on the pure copper cents than it does on the newer zinc ones. I have a couple I did that came out excellent: one gold and one silver. stuck them in my whitman in one of the blank holes lol
