I found this in my grandfathers coin collection. there is a mark on the edge where he must have filed it slightly and there is no sign of copper, only more steel color, what could this be???
Could you possibly weigh it? A copper cents weighs 3.11 grams, and the 1943 steel cent is 2.70 cents. It looks like it was part of some experiment in a chemistry class.
It appears electroplated. The "file" mark was probably from the electrode's alligator clip where it attached to the coin. Jim
And a very successful one at that. All mine still showed some copper lol. Not to mention I burned my fingers trying to pick one up a little too quick.
ok so I scratched the edge more, still no copper....and it sticks to a magnet, so what does that mean????
If it sticks strongly to the magnet (jumps to it) then you have something. If it just barely sticks to it or you can tell there is some attraction then it is most likely nickel plated.
ok so I'm using a simple refrigerator magnet, and the penny will "jump" to the magnet and stick to it to where I have to pull the penny off of it
It's sounding better and better, but I'm not sure where the planchet would have come from.. I checked and no magnetic planchets were used for any foreign coin production in 1959 - 1962.
Hello have a 1962 steel cent, circulated. No pic, dropped in my couch. IT IS NOT SILVER AND IS PERFECTLY SITUATED ON A PENNY PLANCHLET. Do not put telephone # in message as there are 50 bots gathering info from this site at this moment, watch for unk telephone calls. USE PM
Why does my 1962 d penny weigh 2.4 grams.? can it loose that much weight being damaged.? please some feedback thank you
Welcome to CoinTalk. This thread is from 2011. Your question about your cent has nothing to do with the original Cent. Try to create your own unique thread in the future. Just trying to help.
