1994 D Silver Penny

I found this in my husband's collection and it did not look like anything I had ever heard about before. Please take a look and tell me what I have. Thank you for your help.

 

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It looks like it has been plated. What does it weigh?

Chris

 

I'd bet Littleton Coin Co. might have had something to do with this (plating), but it could have also been a marketing item from a TV hawker.

 

Not sure what it weighs, I will weigh it. But I did do the magnet test and it does stick to a magnet.

 

It weighs 3.1 grams

 

Anyone Know what this is??

 

It sticking to a magnet confuses me.

 

It is plated. We did things like this in my chemistry class last year to pennies. We plated them to be silver and gold colored. You do not have anything rare or special. It is worth one cent. I hope this helps @lah95687.

 

Don't let it confuse you. The plating is magnetic and therefore makes the coin magnetic.

 

You from New Hampshire?

 

Copper coins, and silver aren't magnetic haha. But that weight is about what it would make if it were plated being a zinc penny I'd say. It would be pretty hard to say what else it could be.

 

Thank you for all your responses

 

I know the experiment you are talking about. With sodium hydroxide solution and zinc. The zinc coats the copper making "silver" and when heated forms bronze, which appears gold when un-oxidized. However it could be thickly plated in steel or chrome which would make it magnetic. File the rim a bit, see if the copper is unveiled underneath.

-SC

 

I just realized, its 1994-D not 1974-D lol. Then the plating must be thick to bring it from 2.42 to 3.1. Thick chromed or galvanized steel, silly me.

 

No, not from N.H. but I have a time share on the big lake and visit every fall. Love it up there. Did get to Littleton last year but too late in the day to visit Littleton Coin Co. Maybe this year. Also need to visit the Saint Gaudens estate there too.

 

It is a nickel plated cent. Nickel is highly magnetic but the plating doesn't add significantly to the weight of the coin.

 

It's plated, as mentioned numerous
times above.

 

i have 1994 silver penny and it weighs 2.5 grams and is not magnetic

 

Well since the weight is right, your cent is either (in order of most likely to least likely) plated with a silver colored metal other than nickel (very likely), has had the copper plating stripped off (very likely), or was struck on an nonplated zinc planchet (very UNlikely)

 

Sparkles and I think that coin is neato, shiny coins are Sparkles favorite snack, watch out! Seriously though keep that coin and start a plated collection. That is a nice example that could be your set anchor. Reed.