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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2954908, member: 84179&quot;]Chrome and nickel plating can also cause a copper cent to stick to a stronger magnet,&nbsp; While it may be promising, the magnet test isn&#039;t 100% reliable.</p><p><br /></p><p>The simplest check is to have the coin <u>weighed on an accurate, calibrated scale</u> (jewelry store, Local Coin Shop, etc)&nbsp; A Steel Cent should weigh 2.70 grams and a copper cent that&#039;s plated will weigh 3.11 grams (maybe a fraction more due to the plating).&nbsp; You can even buy cheap scales on Ebay or Amazon that will work. </p><p><br /></p><p>No sense in spending any money or travel time until you get the weight.&nbsp; An authentic steel cent is extremely rare and it wouldn&#039;t be surprising if people were faking them 50 or 60 years ago, so don&#039;t get your hopes up.&nbsp; However, if it does weigh in at 2.70 gms, then it&#039;s probably worth the effort to get it authenticated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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