This 1959 D weight 2.2 G and is very, very yellow. In the last coins show of Long Island New York. I showed it to a dealer, and he said that probably was cover with gold coating. How I can see if this is coating, without making any damage on the surface? Something else; there are two xtra marks on the reverse. Thank a lot for your help.
Could be brass and, Could be brass and or coated. I see many very yellow coins from 1959 through 1962. Brass was used always starting in 1961,62 - It's probably normal or could be plated, (but why I would have no idea). The planchet quality varies from shipment to shipment and vendor to vendor, even year to year, month to month. If the marks on rev. are minimal and encuse it probably hit something is all.
Yes, They're scratched marks, but still; the shape of the coin look like AU. About the material, may be what you said Peter, BRASS.
Carlos: Hi, and unless you can do a specific gravity test, there is no way to determine what the composition is. Which dealer did you show it to?
Hi Frank, was the Spanish dealer right in the North-West corner, where the coins are very cheap. I found a total 1969 collection including a 1969 S penny for $4.00 I was looking for you, but Sunday I came little late. I'll show you this one next time, the color is very, very different to other cents.
You folks are missing the comment on the weight. At 2.2 grams it is WAY too light to be a normal cent. There are several foreign planchets that would be close in size and weight but the color would be wrong. The Philippines 10 Centavo would be close in weight and possibly in color, but the diameter would be too small (17.9 mm instead of 19 mm). Probably the closest would be the Venezuala 5 centavo at 2.5 grams and 19 mm but it is coppernickel and would have to be plated to get the color. I would have to ask for the weight to be double checked. The coin does look to be plated but the strength of the strike and the fact that it is full all the way out to the rim makes a severely under weight or undersized planchet doubtful.
Conder101, I weight it, two times all ready and the answer was 2.2 G. As soon I get home I'll weight it again. And tomorrow I'll tell you. Thank again for your time.
The coin is plated and the scale likely needs to be checked as the weight seems to be off by a gram. The rounded look of the details, lettering and rim are dead giveaways. It is easy to see that the coin is plated.
I remember some time ago you could buy plating equipment that you could plate car emblems and what not. I wonder if this could be the results of such a thing. But the weight is the big question right now in my opinion.
Good morning every body; I weight it again in another different scale, the answer is 3.2 G; This cent belongs to a friend of mine, and she doesn't knows from where is coming with this color, since her parents give to her as a gift a bunch of old coins. Thank again for your time.
Gold plating is,'t very hard if you have the right tools. Here is a (bad pic of) nickel I did recently.
Hi Carlos, Thanks for checking the weight. I find gold plated coins in rolls fairly frequently. They come from sets of plated coins that are very often sold on the TV shopping networks. I have found about 5 different denominations this year. States Quarters are also turning up all over the place that are plated in gold or even silver. people are finding out that those coins are worthless and they are spending them. Thanks for the update on the weight. Bill
Yes the weight was the key. It was obviously plated but the original statement about the weight being 2.2 grams confused the problem. As 2.2 grams it couldn't have been a cent planchet, but at 3.2 grams it is within mint tolerance.
Maybe it is gold plated, but please look at the video below and see if the color is similar. The experiment is now in a couple of chem lab manuals for middle and high school chemistry. The teachers love it as the students love it, making many gold colored cents to give to people. They escape into general circulation. Check this http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1262456/make_a_gold_penny/ Jim
I have 26 coins ,1982 d 1982 copper date an zinc 3.1 gm can anybody help me find out if I have one the rare Pennys. Collectors are looking for . Only 17 exist and only one was sold in auction .
