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<p>[QUOTE="Pete Apple, post: 3589806, member: 103982"]I cannot determine what you have from your photos, but here are some resources to help you with research:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Un-Plated Coins</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>UNPLATED</b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>There are at least 3 different diagnostics suggested for the identification of genuine unplated zinc cents: 1) A genuine example should have mint luster or 2) they will be a bit dull and show microscopic flakes of copper struck into them or 3) measuring the specific gravity of the coin in question (it should equal approximately 7.18).</b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Errors/Unplated_Cents.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Errors/Unplated_Cents.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Errors/Unplated_Cents.html</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/unplated-cents/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/unplated-cents/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/unplated-cents/</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2015/10/lack-of-copper-may-not-an-the-error-collectors-clearinghouse.all.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2015/10/lack-of-copper-may-not-an-the-error-collectors-clearinghouse.all.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2015/10/lack-of-copper-may-not-an-the-error-collectors-clearinghouse.all.html</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://conecaonline.org/unplated-lincolns/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://conecaonline.org/unplated-lincolns/" rel="nofollow">https://conecaonline.org/unplated-lincolns/</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><b>Manipulated Outside of The Mint:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Un-plated coins (Chemically or Electrolysis Stripped)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/un-plated_coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/un-plated_coins/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/un-plated_coins/</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>UNPLATED</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>A genuine example should have mint luster. </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Errors/Unplated_Cents.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Errors/Unplated_Cents.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Errors/Unplated_Cents.html</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/unplated-cents/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/unplated-cents/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/unplated-cents/</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2015/10/lack-of-copper-may-not-an-the-error-collectors-clearinghouse.all.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2015/10/lack-of-copper-may-not-an-the-error-collectors-clearinghouse.all.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2015/10/lack-of-copper-may-not-an-the-error-collectors-clearinghouse.all.html</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Or they will be a bit dull and show microscopic flakes of copper struck into them.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=cLGd22DTeVgC&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288&dq=potter+unplated+cent&source=bl&ots=g5a9PutuFt&sig=OPUEu2qwIi9AHvskyEcxQr6pTJE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi67fb9yI7VAhXB8YMKHb-sANMQ6AEIODAD#v=onepage&q=potter%20unplated%20cent&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.com/books?id=cLGd22DTeVgC&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288&dq=potter+unplated+cent&source=bl&ots=g5a9PutuFt&sig=OPUEu2qwIi9AHvskyEcxQr6pTJE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi67fb9yI7VAhXB8YMKHb-sANMQ6AEIODAD#v=onepage&q=potter%20unplated%20cent&f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=cLGd22DTeVgC&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288&dq=potter+unplated+cent&source=bl&ots=g5a9PutuFt&sig=OPUEu2qwIi9AHvskyEcxQr6pTJE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi67fb9yI7VAhXB8YMKHb-sANMQ6AEIODAD#v=onepage&q=potter unplated cent&f=false</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>There are at least 3 different diagnostics suggested for the identification of genuine unplated zinc cents: </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1) A genuine example should have mint luster or </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b> 2) They will be a bit dull and show microscopic flakes of copper struck into them or</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b> 3) Measuring the specific gravity of the coin in question (it should equal approximately 7.18.) </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://en.mimi.hu/numismatic/steel_cent.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.mimi.hu/numismatic/steel_cent.html" rel="nofollow">https://en.mimi.hu/numismatic/steel_cent.html</a></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pete Apple, post: 3589806, member: 103982"]I cannot determine what you have from your photos, but here are some resources to help you with research: [B]Un-Plated Coins[/B] [B]UNPLATED[/B] [B]There are at least 3 different diagnostics suggested for the identification of genuine unplated zinc cents: 1) A genuine example should have mint luster or 2) they will be a bit dull and show microscopic flakes of copper struck into them or 3) measuring the specific gravity of the coin in question (it should equal approximately 7.18).[/B] [B][URL]http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Errors/Unplated_Cents.html[/URL][/B] [B][URL]http://www.error-ref.com/unplated-cents/[/URL][/B] [B][URL]https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2015/10/lack-of-copper-may-not-an-the-error-collectors-clearinghouse.all.html[/URL][/B] [B][URL]https://conecaonline.org/unplated-lincolns/[/URL][/B] [B]Manipulated Outside of The Mint:[/B] [B]Un-plated coins (Chemically or Electrolysis Stripped)[/B] [B][URL]http://www.error-ref.com/un-plated_coins/[/URL][/B] [B]UNPLATED[/B] [B]A genuine example should have mint luster. [/B] [B][URL]http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Errors/Unplated_Cents.html[/URL][/B] [B][URL]http://www.error-ref.com/unplated-cents/[/URL][/B] [B][URL]https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2015/10/lack-of-copper-may-not-an-the-error-collectors-clearinghouse.all.html[/URL][/B] [B]Or they will be a bit dull and show microscopic flakes of copper struck into them.[/B] [B][URL='https://books.google.com/books?id=cLGd22DTeVgC&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288&dq=potter+unplated+cent&source=bl&ots=g5a9PutuFt&sig=OPUEu2qwIi9AHvskyEcxQr6pTJE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi67fb9yI7VAhXB8YMKHb-sANMQ6AEIODAD#v=onepage&q=potter%20unplated%20cent&f=false']https://books.google.com/books?id=cLGd22DTeVgC&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288&dq=potter+unplated+cent&source=bl&ots=g5a9PutuFt&sig=OPUEu2qwIi9AHvskyEcxQr6pTJE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi67fb9yI7VAhXB8YMKHb-sANMQ6AEIODAD#v=onepage&q=potter unplated cent&f=false[/URL][/B] [B]There are at least 3 different diagnostics suggested for the identification of genuine unplated zinc cents: [/B] [B]1) A genuine example should have mint luster or [/B] [B] 2) They will be a bit dull and show microscopic flakes of copper struck into them or[/B] [B] 3) Measuring the specific gravity of the coin in question (it should equal approximately 7.18.) [/B] [B][URL]https://en.mimi.hu/numismatic/steel_cent.html[/URL][/B][/QUOTE]
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