1964 Steel cent?

I just found a 1964 silver penny as well although this one does not stick to a magnet any thoughts i cant figure out anything on it

 

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PMD, plated post mint.

 

Ok is there any value in it just curious like i said i dont know much about coins

 

This is my coin the penny next to it is just to show the color difference

 

I met a woman a few years back while at her trucking business on unrelated matters. I don't know how we got to talking about it, but she said she had an aluminum penny that had come in thru the business, and thought it was rare. One of her employees near by said the government would confiscate it if they knew she had it. I questioned that fact that it was aluminum, thinking it might be a war time steel penny, but she was very adamant about it. She didn't show it to me though. Wonder if she had accidentally come across one of the missing coins.

 

Interesting im thinking my next step may be to weigh it to really see what it is then

 

I agree with Idhair, you should weigh the so called steel cents.

 

My suggestion would be to first check to see what authorities on cents say a steel penny weighs. My books show 2.7 grams and 19 mm in diameter. Weigh your coin and see if it is within that weight and diameter. Copper pennies weigh 3.11 grams and 19 mm in diameter. Be careful when handling any coin so as not to damage it in any way. Handle only by the edge. There is always the possibility of an off metal strike. Or a mint employee flipping something into the bin that he found on the floor or something else. Did the mint strike coins for another country in 1964? That could lead to an off metal planchet. When in doubt, send it out to one of the grading services that grade and authenticate error coins on off metal planchets. Leave it to an expert to determine if it is a counterfeit. They will know all the genuine die characteristics of the thousands of dies used. Good luck.

 

The most durable type of gold plating involves plating a base-metal (copper) object with pure nickel first. Then gold is plated over that. The nickel resists oxidation creating a stable layer for the thin gold layer to rest on.

Pure nickel is magnetic. What looks like "steel" underneath the surface is just the nickel layer showing through where the gold has worn off.

 

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Don't know if mine sticks to a magnet but it sure is heavy. Has free Mason stamp also. Weird,huh?

 

Don't know how to send pics

 

Welcome to CT. You first need to see if it sticks to a magnet. Posting pictures is easy. When you respond, look at the bottom where it says "Upload a File" and click it. It asks where the location of your file is, and please post as a full-size, not a thumbnail. You get more attention if you start your own thread instead of piggybacking on someone else's.

 

The Freemason stamp was added after it left the mint, and the silver color probably indicates a post mint nickel or silver plating. If it is nickel plated it will be at least somewhat magnetic.

 

Hi,

How are you? Did you ever find out any more information about your 1964 Steel Cent? I think I have found one which matches what you described. I am also super curious about it like you were.

 

Hi,

How are you? Did you ever find out any more information about your 1964 Steel Cent? I think I have found one which matches what you described. I am also super curious about it like you were.

 

If you read the responses from the other members yoi will get your answer. The cent was plated after it left the US Mint. If you think you have one then create your own separate thread with pictures.

The member you quoted was last seen on this forum December 2003

 

There aren't any steel cents except 1943 and a handful from 1944.
Your coin has been plated. It might look cool, but that's where it ends.
As Paddy says, if you read the other posts your questions will be answered.
Here's my gold plated 1960 large date I found metal detecting. (Looks better in hand.)

 

I just found a 1964 silver penny as well although this one does not stick to a magnet any thoughts i cant figure out anything on it

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