2014 D penny losing its copper color?

I was looking thru some pennys, and found this odd penny with the silver edges what do you think?

 

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That is because the Lincoln cents produced since 1982 are 99.2% zinc with an 0.8% outer layer of copper.

Chris

 

So it's basically looking it's copper cover?

 

Sorry losing its copper cover.

 

yes

 

carry one in your pocket for a month or 2 and its possible that this happens

 

Wish it was a 1974 aluminum penny that would be a nice find.

 

could have been tumbling around in a clothes dryer for a while too....

 

And, I wish I had a 1964 Peace dollar and a 1933 St. Gaudens Double Eagle!

Chris

 

Nah, too hard to move. I prefer the 1943 copper and 1944 steel cents. In fact, I just doubled the number of each in my collection.

 

For an original '64 Peace and '33 Saint? Heck, I'd bet you could get $15 million each from one of the private mints in China.

Chris

 

Well, the big advantage of the off-metal wheats is that they're entirely legal to own, buy and sell. For a 64 Peace or 33 Saint, you're getting into money-laundering territory.

 

Private sales to billionaires would be the goal. They'll pay it and love the illicit factor hiding them in they're underground panic rooms lol

 

Yeah, but how do you explain the $15M that mysteriously shows up in your possession?

 

That's easy. There are tons of ways that his financial team can come up with. For instance, You were a temporary consultant to one the billionaires subsidiaries and were paid a handsome fee... or you make a few speaches at one of his companies. Sound familiar lol