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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 646907, member: 4552&quot;]<b>WELCOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE TO THE FORUM</b>. </p><p>Try this. Place a pencil on a flat table. Six sided pencil works best. Balance a popsicle stick at one end of the pencil, place a drop of glue so the stick stays put. You now have a cheap balace beam scale. Now place a penny (cent) of any date prior to 1982 on one end of the stick, it wil now drop down to the table top. Now place your mystery 1974 Cent at the other end. If Aluminum, it will not even budge the one on the other side. If simply coated to look like one, both coins will balance. Pending wear on either coin may make a slight difference but not enough to not make a final decision. </p><p>Next is a problem. Even if it is lighter than it should be, you still don&#039;t know if it&#039;s a fake made by someone either for fun or profit. </p><p>I suspect sending it to a grader would cost more than it&#039;s worth if a fake.</p><p>If real, I do wonder if they would confiscate it anyway. </p><p>I think the safest method is to just send it to me and stop worrying about it.:whistle:<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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