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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 803003, member: 66&quot;]You say it is ferrous and as Carl says that would indicate Iron bearing.&nbsp; Is it magnetic?&nbsp; The mint DID produce some bronze clad steel experimental pieces in 1974 (quite a few of them but most were destroyed.)&nbsp; These broze clad steel cents would show the steel on the edge of the coin because they were clad not plated.&nbsp; And Carl is wrong about one thing they would be lighter than a regular 1974 cent not heavier.&nbsp; Steel has a lower density than copper.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately the most likely reason for the odd appearance of your coin by a WIDE margin is that it has been plated with something.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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