Morning to all While going through a few finds, picked this one out, thinking maybe it was a "steel" penny .... was I wrong. 1985 D which appears to have no copper coating at all, not even evidence of same on rim. thought maybe I detected some in lettering and along rim, magnified it the best I could, appears to be just crud. There also appears what may be; thinking the word is Halo both sides, extending from mid coin towards rim. Next, of course a newbie always is hoping, there appears to be a MM double at the NW of the D. There is doubling listed at the Wexler site although the photos of same show none at that point. I cannot imagine why some one would take the time to polish away all the exterior plating, but then again you never know do you. Long and short, I would greatly appreciate any input on this coin. O yes and the weight is 2.455 tu
I'll start by saying the MM is not doubled. It has received a hit (contact mark). As for the color, someone has chemically stripped the copper layer off, revealing the zinc core underneath. Sometimes, unplated cents are struck at the mint - these are rare, interesting, and valuable errors. However, some people try to simulate this and will use chemicals to remove the copper layer. Yours is one of these fakes. You can read all about how to tell the difference here: https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-c...n-the-error-collectors-clearinghouse.all.html Unfortunately, all this means that you have a damaged penny not even worth a penny anymore. Spend it if you can.
If he replates it it’ll be worth a cent again! Glass half full! Lol. This one is interesting as it has been circulated. Usually you just see them as they look after they have been un-plated, fresh, so to speak. I like it and would put that in my “Freak show Abe” category. Reed
What do unplated cents go for if they are legitimate? I have a slabbed one ANACS 1995-D MS63. Here's some photos:
