I need some info on how to spot a fake 1974 aluminum penny

Oh, he also got it in change at a diner, the lady thought it was a dime so she gave it to him in change

 

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Still a cool find. Did you buy it from him?

 

No, I passed on it, I'm not big into the errors and stuff, just roll searching

 

His = than

Yours= then

 

A federal Judge just found in the favor of Michael McConnell in California that no one could prove that the coin was stolen and that the Government had given away several to congressmen and thare wasn't a way to determine if it was stolen or not.
http://www.coinweek.com/featured-ne...will-offered-heritage-central-states-auction/

 

Umm, no .... That is an old story. The litigation on this 1974-D cent still is active. Discovery is next, then a trial.

 

metal detectors don't lie...they could give you a baseline. if its copper it will sing like a banshee. according to the mint press release dated 12 7 73 they tested 7 different alloys. the questions are how many different planchetts were made and what happened to them? how many were clads,sandwitched, plated. if it looks odd it is. reports of a steel zinc, pale yellow,grey, even odd ball red have been discussed. bee advised that coin weight of 94 is aluminum, 3.11 could be other different alloys. the pennies found in circulation are fair game. the us mint released them during the course of business as usual as currency of the realm for the usual purpose to be circulating currency. tj carr

 

What about 72 aluminum penny

 

No. There's no 1972 aluminum cent.
It's a penny. Without a photo, I will guess that if it has that silvery
color, it has been plated. Which is very common and has no value.

 

If you spot a 1972 aluminum penny, it's not aluminum.

It's plated or worn.

 

Say you had one of these 1974 no mint mark pennies. How would you find a buyer for $2m

 

Sorry there is a mint mark