This coin looks like it was minted that way. No signs of acid washing . No signs of tampering with. Does anybody have an idea how much this would sell for ? It is in excellent condition.
If you can post photos that would be great, but it's probably a simple science project. People ask about these "silver" cents all the time. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/428318/make_gold_and_silver_pennies/
My guess would be the copper plating was removed, thus making it look silver when it's really the zinc. They started making copper-plated zinc cents in 1982. They had copper early issues for that year but later on they switched to copper-plated zinc. I have tried this before with a copper cent, no silver color. Tried it with a 1990 cent and it showed silver coloring. It's just the copper coming off.
This is the way it looks. I will try to post some pics . I only have my scanner so it may not be as clear as this one. Mine has tiny places where copper can be seen .
