3.1 gram magnetic steel cent?

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  1. Mike Thornton

    Mike Thornton Learning something new everyday.

    Will nickle stick to zinc in the plating process? I recall something about needing a copper layer first but that may be for chrome plating.
     
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  3. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Supporter! Supporter

    Looks chrome plated to me, which might account for the weight.
     
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  4. Mike Thornton

    Mike Thornton Learning something new everyday.

    I agree. Just too shiny and bright. Nickel shines up nice but not as bright as chrome. IMO
     
  5. juris klavins

    juris klavins Well-Known Member

    Lol - maybe someone was trying to hide the real thing 'in plain sight' with hopes of reversing the plating process and cashing out at a later date :rolleyes:
    Reminds me of the wealthy guy who painted a 400 oz. gold bullion bar with black paint and used it as a doorstop in his home for many years - nobody knew :cool:
     
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  6. Mike Thornton

    Mike Thornton Learning something new everyday.

    Funny story. Thx
     
  7. John Johnson

    John Johnson Well-Known Member

    Usually I believe a replated cent would have been plated with zinc. I wonder if yours was plated in nickel? Maybe by someone who works in a chrome shop rechroming automotive items?
     
  8. John Johnson

    John Johnson Well-Known Member

    Steel cents are notorious for rust. Some companies have taken the ugly ones and either polished (reprocessed) or replated them to resell for a profit.
     
  9. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    I remember, as a kid, we called them "lead" cents, because of the color.
     
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  10. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    Nickel is magnetic.
    Our nickels are not magnetic because they are 75% copper and 25% nickel.
    But all those Canadian coins that are made out of nickel stick to a magnet.
    The steelie should weigh less (2.7 but they often run a little heavy 2.8 as mentioned). Even if it was a slightly thicker planchet it's not out of tolerance by much. And the reprocessing has decreased the value of the coin to 1 cent.
     
  11. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    Why would anyone place mercury on a steel coin unless they wanted to hurt someone or even themselves for that matter? I can understand reprocessing but mercury dumb real dumb. Just my opinion.
     
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  12. Packrat

    Packrat Well-Known Member

    They sell better than black ones.
     
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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    True!
     
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  14. Heavymetal

    Heavymetal Well-Known Member

    Nickel adheres just fine. Chrome needs copper first
     
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  15. Mike Thornton

    Mike Thornton Learning something new everyday.

    Thx
     
  16. Heavymetal

    Heavymetal Well-Known Member

    35818650-23F1-4276-A051-FEE912C04AB8.jpeg F2E9BEDC-82E3-4B3A-8B19-CF9163190FF1.jpeg C13993A4-9FBB-4436-AE42-EC57FE533A3D.jpeg Some of these Steelies are heavy before plating.
    Nickel plating can be quite thick. This is by far my most shiny war nickel
     
  17. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    I save Canadian pennies and nickels. But have no idea what I’m missing. Think I need those 1920ish pennies. Drawing a blank on them nickels
     
  18. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    25 lbs. haha. My purse beats that
     
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