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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2896847, member: 84179&quot;]It was plated.&nbsp; The experiment was done in numerous Chemistry Classes over the years.&nbsp; As a bonus, Kids got to take their &quot;experiment&quot; home with them. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the weight, it is important to have your scale calibrated and understand the accuracy and precision.&nbsp; You said it weighed 3.1 gms, so I am guessing that you have a balance that weighs to the nearest 0.1 gms.&nbsp; Even if it was accurately calibrated, your cent could weigh from 3.05 - 3.14 and still come up as 3.1 the balance..&nbsp; In addition, plating only adds a small amount of metal to the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, you said it had bubbles, which is a strong indication that it was plated</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencecompany.com/Turn-Copper-Pennies-Into-Silver-and-Gold-Pennies.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sciencecompany.com/Turn-Copper-Pennies-Into-Silver-and-Gold-Pennies.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencecompany.com/Turn-Copper-Pennies-Into-Silver-and-Gold-Pennies.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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