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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 4956126, member: 10461&quot;]Mercury is a silver colored metal that has the consistency of a liquid.&nbsp; It is also quite poisonous.&nbsp; And that&#039;s all I can tell you about that, since I have never personally attempted to dip a coin in mercury.&nbsp; I&#039;ve merely heard about it being done.&nbsp; In cases like this, perhaps.&nbsp; To give the coin a silvery color.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I will defer to those who know more about the process.&nbsp; I wonder if that&#039;s what happened to your coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The magnet test will answer some questions.&nbsp; Got a magnet on your fridge?&nbsp; Go get it and see if the coin sticks to it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Even if it does, that&#039;s still not definitive- the coin could be plated in something magnetic.&nbsp; But I think a 1944 cent plated in <i>most</i> stuff (like dipped in mercury, for example) will <i><b>not</b></i> stick to a magnet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Go try it.&nbsp; Let us know what happens.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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