My wife found this penny in her change purse, and we wonder what it's worth. It's certainly not in perfect condition, but it is almost certainly the only one like it! Description: part 'copper', part 'silver' REG F D 2009 IRB some corrosion in some places where the two metals meet small gouge near '2009' I've attached five pictures. Thanks, Paul
It's a British 1p coin and its worth....1p, or just ove us1c. It is made of copper-plated steel. Its interesting how part of the surface appears to have turned black. Has it been in close proximity to sulpher or sulpherous compounds at all?
I see how you can think that from the pictures I posted. However, there is almost no corrosion on the coin. The dark in the other pictures is actually shiny silver coloured. Let's see if these photos help. Paul
It may be an error coin in that the coin was struck on a flan that was not completely covered in copper, or the copper may have come away somehow. I've never seen a coin like that before and I live in the UK....
It looks to me like it has been stained with liquid of some type, maybe ink or something like that. I doubt very much that it is actually part silver and part copper. Normally the two metals are never mixed to make coins and I doubt very much that it happened in this one instance. good luck :thumb:
Copper was always the major 'other' component in British silver alloy coins when we had circulating coins made of actual silver. In this case however, the 'silvery' metal is steel, not silver.......
Have to agree with Prestoninanus about the make up of the coins over here and I have not seen one like this before either LOL
So are you and Prestoninanus saying I should to take it to a coin expert to have it expert to have it looked at? Where would I find one somewhere near the M40?
I would just take it in if you happen to be passing by near one of these coin dealers: http://www.numis.co.uk/ Or post it in to the Coin and Medal Department at the British Museum with a cheque to cover the cost of return postage. I wouldn't get your hopes up too much though. I don't think a penny with its copper coating partially stripped off as appears to be the case here is going to be worth more than its face value....
I had a similar coin in a Lincoln Cent. I took nice pictures of it, posted it here in CT. http://www.cointalk.com/t31591/
I had a similar coin in a Lincoln Cent. I took nice pictures of it, posted it here in CT. http://www.cointalk.com/t31591/ I did end up listing and selling it on ebay. I think it brought 25 bucks if I remember correctly.
I would go with the British Museum idea or if you have a half decent one with a good coin display in it near you then try visiting that, possibly Warwick or Oxford if you are in that sort of area?
