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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Sims, post: 1856459, member: 59688&quot;]First they will have to get it authenticated and that is where things could get tricky for them. Since no U. S. coins were made in aluminum at that time it could be an off metal coin from a planchet intended for a foreign coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>The U. S. Mint has struck coins for other countries the first during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876 and continuously up until December 31, 1973. </p><p><br /></p><p>The cent is dated 1974 the year after the official end of striking coins for foreign governments so where did the aluminum planchet come from is a question that will need to be answered. There is a possibility that more coins were struck for other countries as late as 1984 but no records are available to the public to verify that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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