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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1788635, member: 15445&quot;]Hello Loreta,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would agree with jallengomez assessment that the 1969D dime appears to have environmental damage. I&#039;m assuming that this 1969D coin has this color on both the front &amp; the back &amp; the sides. It probably weighs close to what a normal clad dime should weigh (2.27 grams). This diagnostic is why I asked you for the precise weight of your coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is an interesting YouTube video that describes a high school chemistry experiment that turns normal copper cents to silver or gold colors.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Georgia"><span style="color: #141414"><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/428318/make_gold_and_silver_pennies" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/428318/make_gold_and_silver_pennies" rel="nofollow">www.metacafe.com/watch/428318/make_gold_and_silver_pennies</a></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A normal copper cent should weigh 3.11 grams. If you weigh your 1976D silver colored cent, it probably weighs exactly what a normal 1976D copper cent would normally weigh. If that is the case, then it is simply plated &amp; it also has some common stamps on the surface. The chemistry experiment can be done on any copper Lincoln cent dated between 1909 and 1982 because they are made of copper.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can read more about the common stamps that are made on Lincoln cents if you search for old threads here at CoinTalk. There are some folks that collect the Lincoln cents with the state stamps on them. Other folks consider them to be damaged coins. The Lincoln cents with stamps on them can sell for a small premium (like a few dollars).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sorry that you probably didn&#039;t strike it rich with these coins but I hope we have been some help to you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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