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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 2899486, member: 15199&quot;]Boss4070. You say it weighs as much as a nickel, please what is the actual weight as shown by the scale and compare to the weight shown by a normal nickle out of your change.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The reason I ask that is that many people have an inexpensive scale and they are sometimes off.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.&nbsp;&nbsp; Could you set the cent on top of a nickel , so we can see how much larger it is as no diameter has been given, and that indicates what could be handled by a cent &#039;press&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 3. If it does weigh as much as a nickel and is larger than a cent, please check it with a magnet.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Contrary to most others, If it is as you describe, I feel it is a &#039; off metal&#039; copy of a cent&nbsp; but in a larger size to prevent copy designation on it. And the portrait doesn&#039;t look right to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My reasons is that there is no acid that would remove the surface and leave a zinc showing. Acid strong enough to do that would leave a bubbled surface as the hydrogen gas was released from the reaction. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Arguments over things all can&#039;t see do not get anywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as you say, you have it in hand and we do not, so you might find someone who can answer your concerns when they have it in hand.&nbsp; Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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