I have a 1994 D lincoln cent that has some silver looking color in a couple spots. The coin has no raised or upset rim like a normal penny. It is very flat, straight across. Very similar to a proof, the edges are almost sharp 90 degree angles. When examining the coin, I touched the face, ( I know I'm not supposed to..) and it feels different than a penny. The coin weighs 2.45 on my scales and they are correctly calibrated. I read this page about "silver pennies" https://www.pcgs.com/news/authenticating-silver-pennies/ And this coin has many of the traits he mentions. I can even see a letter on the edge of the coin. " Most of the time, this spreading will also cause some excessive flow marks to appear on at least some of the characters close to the rim. Some letters (or at least their tops) will appear as though they are actually spilling over the edge of the coin when viewed under magnification." I can't tell exactly what letter it is... but it looks like lettering at least. I have looked for features of a dime on the coin and I can faintly make out some images, however, my mind might have made these images up from staring at the coin for so long.... I want everyone's opinion.... is this a penny struck on a dime.... or is this an ugly penny? Any information you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
The photos suggest nothing more noteworthy than a somewhat rough Zincoln, unfortunately. Dimes also tend to not have the appearance of copper (plating), and even if it just happened to not have either clad layer, it wouldn't have a zinc center.
@dbeck22 It would be the same size as a Dime. You don't have a Cent struck on Dime.. You have a normal Copper Plated Zinc Cent with circulation wear and tear.
It looks like it's been de-plated, so you are seeing the discolored zinc core of the planchet, which might be confusing to you because it's a similar (but not close) color to a clad dime.
It will be silver in color. It will be smaller in diameter than a cent. (But probably slightly larger than a dime.) The weight (for a post 1964) will be 2.27 grams. (average, maximum 2.36 grams) The edge will show the three layers of a typical clad coin. If it is on a dime there will be some details of the dime still visible.
