is this steel cent ridipped or a mint state? possible ri- dipped steel cent or MS? front by kelli rene hartman posted Nov 10, 2022 at 3:21 PM possible ri- dipped steel cent or MS? back by kelli rene hartman posted Nov 10, 2022 at 3:21 PM
I agree, value 1¢ if you spend it quickly! j/k Just messing with you, looks like a redipped or chrome plated!
When you say "redipped", what you probably mean is "replated" or "reprocessed." Just to be clear... this isn't a thing that the mint did. This was an attempt by scammers to fix these coins up and make them shiny again and sell them for a large profit. Be very careful of how you dispose of these (and yes, disposal is the only correct destination). Many of these reprocessed cents were coated in Mercury, which is a highly toxic substance and must be disposed of with care. More recent models might have chome, which is less awful for the environment.
Really? I'd never seen any indication that they were coated with anything other than a fresh layer of zinc. I don't think you can coat a steel cent with mercury, especially one that's had its zinc removed. Iron is one of the relatively few metals that doesn't readily form an amalgam. That's why mercury is shipped in iron flasks. You can easily turn a copper cent "silver" with mercury, but on a steel cent I think it would just roll around. (I will NOT be trying this experiment at home, thankyewverymuch.)
Well, yeah, but so does copper. You just rub a couple of drops over it, you don't push it down into the liquid and then watch it pop out. Well, not any more, you don't.
here is another one i found in the same roll that looks odd to me. 2nd possible re plated steel cent - front by kelli rene hartman posted Nov 11, 2022 at 4:02 AM 2nd possible re plated steel cent - back by kelli rene hartman posted Nov 11, 2022 at 4:02 AM
