Silver penny from 1960 (not D)?

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  1. dreadthenight

    dreadthenight Junior Member

    Hello All,

    Any ideas about what happened to this penny from 1960? Some kind of high-school science experiment, or something else?

    Thanks!
     

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  3. Spark1951

    Spark1951 Accomplishment, not Activity

    It’s been coated or plated with an unknown substance. Could be mercury, paint or chrome. They did a lot of weird stuff to coins back then, sometimes for jewelry application.

    Unfortunately, any numismatic value has been destroyed due to the surfaces being altered.
    …imo…Spark
     
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  4. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    It’s only worth face value as it was plated after it left the mint.
     
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  5. Rick Stachowski

    Rick Stachowski Motor City Car Capital

    I see two cents here and one's a proof
     
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  6. Kevin Mader

    Kevin Mader Fellow Coin Enthusiast Supporter

    Rick is probably right. Otherwise, Spark has the alternate theory I considered.
     
    Kevin Mader, Sep 2, 2024
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