1964 cent white color

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  1. coinest

    coinest New Member

    have you see penny like this? I wonder if it has any value. Its white color like the one on dime.
     

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  3. pjstack

    pjstack Member

    Perhaps someone rubbed it with mercury. We used to do that in chem lab back in the old days.
     
  4. Cazkaboom

    Cazkaboom One for all, all for me.

    Definitely not mercury.

    Zinc plated. Easy science experiment. No value.
     
  5. BUncirculated

    BUncirculated Well-Known Member

    +1
     
  6. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    Doing it with mercury is easier than doing it with zinc, provided you have mercury on hand.
     
  7. jloring

    jloring Senior Citizen

    We did the "mercury thing" a lot back in the 1950's; if I remember correctly, it would take on a "hazy" appearance after a period of time. This coin just looks plated.
     
  8. Cazkaboom

    Cazkaboom One for all, all for me.

    True, but the last time I had seen mercury was in my great grandmother's thermometer.

    I did hold a bottle of Mercury once in my science class, right before they had to dispose of it for a school inspection. Stuff was heavy!
     
  9. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    It looks like it was Chrome Plated or dipped in Mercury???
     
  10. PrezCoins

    PrezCoins Meh Fat Kitty.

    looks like mercury to me :yes:
     
  11. Pilkenton

    Pilkenton almost uncirculated

    I had one just like this. I thought I had something until my daughter told me she painted it with silver nail polish.
     
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