1976D silver penny?

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  1. Bobbi

    Bobbi New Member

    I found what i thought to be a 1976D silver penny,but it sticks to a mangent,so i take its not silver...but i alsocant get any info on this penny,its not in misprints,double die,or penny error...does anyone bo anything about this penny?.
     
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  3. USCoinCollector42

    USCoinCollector42 Well-Known Member

    It’s probably the result of a science experiment. If you could post pictures, then we can determine exactly what caused the silver color. The only way that it could have come from the mint like that is if it was struck on the wrong planchet, which is very unlikely, but not impossible.
     
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  4. Bobbi

    Bobbi New Member

    1516768894071930303180.jpg 1976D silver penny?
     
  5. Bobbi

    Bobbi New Member

    Heres a picture if it helps any
     
  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Interesting that it sticks to a magnet.

    Either it's a 1976-D cent that got steel-plated somehow (outside the mint- this is not any kind of mint error), OR it's some kind of charm made to look like a cent, which was struck or cast in some kind of ferrous metal.

    I can't really tell from the picture, which only shows one side.

    I suspect steel plating, which was apparently enough to make it magnetic.

    Which raises the question why someone would do this. That we may never know.

    Value? Minimal, I'd say- perhaps a buck or two as a novelty, at most.

    It is interesting as a curiosity, though.

    PS- welcome to CoinTalk! :)
     
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  7. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Definitely Plated :yack:
     
  8. iPen

    iPen Well-Known Member

    You should weigh it and see what it weighs - if it weighs 3.11 grams or so, then there's copper underneath.
     
  9. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    Funny thing... I have one of these too. I always figured it was plated to go in a jewelry item of some sort. It is a cool oddity and fun to speculate over.
     
  10. David Setree Rare Coins

    David Setree Rare Coins Well-Known Member

    It appears to be a plated cent. The odds are 99.999% that is what it is.

    We see very many of these here.
     
  11. 2011steeny

    2011steeny Member

    It is simply a regular 1976-D Lincoln cent that has been coated/plated with silver.

    Coating/plating regular circulation coins with a Gold or Silver layer is a common practice done by individuals for multiple reasons. Most of the time it is done to add character to the coin, but sometimes it is done to pass them off as error coins so the seller can make a profit.

    If the coin you have was made of silver, it would not stick to a magnet. Sorry!
     
  12. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Not silver plated, nickel plated. The pure nickel plating is magnetic but there is such a small amount of nickel that although the coin is magnetic it will not be STRONGLY magnetic. A good magnet will drag it around and possibly pick it up, but the coin will not JUMP to the magnet like it would if it was steel or pure nickel. As silver plating or other silver colored metal plating would not be magnetic.
     
  13. Banananana

    Banananana New Member

    I also have 1972 and a 1976 Silver Penny's. I was curious about them since that they are different times in the making of them, Any know anything about them?
     
  14. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    They aren't uncommon. Its not done by the US mint. I have one myself. They are often plated by jewelers, curio makers, and sometimes even science experiment educators. Not at all uncommon.
     
  15. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    The answers are on the posts on this thread. Did you read them?
    Science experiment, plated o_O
     
  16. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    And by most everyone when they first get a job at a factory that does metal plating.
     
  17. Cody hitson

    Cody hitson New Member

     
  18. Cody hitson

    Cody hitson New Member

    Well i have a 1976 penny that is silver for sure no magnet i found yet can make it budge even a little bit how much would one like that be worth
     
  19. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Pictures or it does not exist.
     
  20. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    What does it weight. If it really was made of silver it would weigh about 3.7 grams.

    Most likely it is just plated with either silver or zinc. It won't be nickel plated because if it was it would have reacted at least a little to the magnet.
     
  21. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    It is not silver for sure if it is a US mint business strike.
    It would have to be from 1964 or before and struck on a silver dime planchet.
    It is most likely plated with something that's not magnetic.
     
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