1953 steel plated cent

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by longarm, Sep 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM.

  1. longarm

    longarm Well-Known Member

    Found this in my wheaties by running a magnet over them to pick out the steel cents, but I've never seen one like this before and was wondering if anyone knew why someone would do this? It weighs 3.2 grams and you can see the copper. 1953 obv rev.jpg
     
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  3. KBBPLL

    KBBPLL Well-Known Member

    Plating coins was a common high school experiment and many companies do it as novelties. Then they get spent.
     
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  4. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    It’s all stated above.
     
  5. Heavymetal

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    Probably nickel plated
     

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