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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;girldly, post: 2146834, member: 74386&quot;]Well, it weighs the weight of a penny...3.11. The coin store weighed it...and verified it is a true penny.&nbsp; It is magnetic.&nbsp; The diameter seemed to be the same as a penny, however, the rim was wider.&nbsp; When I placed 3 of them side by side, and looking at them from the side, the one we have is thicker.&nbsp; At least the rim felt and looked wider than a normal penny...even tho the weight is correct. </p><p>I did what you did in looking to see what they were making at the Denver Mint in 72 and the closest I could find were the Mint sets for 72 with 40 percent silver (for collectors).&nbsp; Who knows?&nbsp; I don&#039;t, but I trust PCG will know.&nbsp; I asked them for a metal list/test of what elements made up this unusual penny. </p><p>I don&#039;t think it&#039;s plated.&nbsp; Truly.&nbsp; I watched on U-Tube how they do that, and only people with devious minds and chemist types would do that.&nbsp; My husband was a kid in grade school when he put his penny away with all his other &quot;kid cool stuff&quot; in his milk box.&nbsp; I originally put a photo of the Milk Box instead of our dog as our picture, but took it down.&nbsp; He kept an army man, marbles, rocks, etc...little boy stuff.&nbsp; Believe me, he was no chemist.&nbsp; If it was plated, the man at the coin shop, certified by PCG would have known that.&nbsp; He did some tests and looked at it with a machine type thing.&nbsp; He however asked if we would be willing to sell it and that he would represent us.&nbsp; That makes me think it is not plated.&nbsp; Why would he be so interested?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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