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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lawdogct, post: 36088, member: 1476&quot;]I haven&#039;t been following coin talk all that long, but I try to share what I&#039;ve learned about &quot;odd colored&quot; Lincolns....</p><p><br /></p><p>The nature of copper makes it readily bond to many different kinds of medals.&nbsp; As such, the penny is often used in plating experiments anywhere from the idle chemist in the work place to home science kits, to who knows where else.&nbsp; Also, gold and silver plated lincolns are found and posted to the forum somewhat frequently.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the weight comes up very close the same as a standard penny, then most likely, your penny has been plated.&nbsp; If your still not sure, best advice I&#039;ve read is take the coin to your local coin shop and have them look it over.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it is a penny stamped on a dime planchet, then you&#039;ve got a great error coin for your collection.&nbsp; My guess would be plated though, but I&#039;ll leave it to the resident experts here <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>P.S.&nbsp; Welcome to the forum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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