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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moneypenny, post: 323007, member: 11953&quot;]<b>1981 Magnetic Penny</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is very shiny with a silver look.&nbsp; I think it is too shiny to be nickel, it is like a mirror finish.&nbsp; I have seen the nickel plated cents before.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Since it is magnetic I believe maybe it has some steel, but I do not know.&nbsp; I have come up with the following possibilities.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1.&nbsp; Someone&#039;s lab experiment.</p><p>2.&nbsp; Was on a foreign metal since we were making foreign countries coins.&nbsp; I believe some contained a magnetic metal in 1981.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also does anyone know what metals were tested for the cent, if any for 1981, before they changed the composition in 1982??</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have attached a picture however the numbers and letters turned out very blurry, tried to take over a dozen photos could not get a good enough picture.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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