Silver Wheat Cent - 1957-D ??

I HAVE THE SAME 1957 D PENNY BUT MINE IS NON MAGNETIC. I USE A STRONG NEODYMIUM MAGNET...

 

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These are chemistry experiment cents, I am not sure, I have never played with mercury.

 

We found a 1957 D silver looking penny as well. It is not magnetic and perhaps its been chromed?? Did this ever get looked at by a coin dealer??

 

I am no expert by any means but if this is just a high school experiment why only 1957 d?

 

I have a 1957 D "silver looking" cent that nobody seems to know the first tidbit about. I agree with Nikki24401's comment which pointed out that if this was just left over from a high school experiment why is it that everyone who says they have one of these all say it is a 1957D? My particular coin appears to have been "scratch tested" which indicates the coin is the same inside and out. I think this particular cent was struck in silver or something that looks like silver in error by the mint itself. It could be so rare that even the experts aren't aware it even existed. I've had mine for over ten years and still have not found out any info on it but I'll keep on looking!

 

Pretty simple, if you really don't think it is plated submit it to a reputable third party grader like pcgs for authentication.

 

Wow. This thread started in 2010, and is still going. I can't find any information about this either, but I ALSO have a "steel looking" 1957 Lincoln Cent! Not magnetic. Weighs in at 3.07g, and I believe the standard weight for 95%Ag - 5%Zn pennies is 3.11g. So unless weight was lost during the chrome plating process, which I doubt, I'm going to guess that isn't what this (these) is (are)? Anyone else have any other info on these weird coins?

 

very interesting thread. I too am in possession of a 1957 D wheat penny that has a distinctive silver coating on both sides. if I hold a very strong rare earth magnet to it , it will stick but is very weak. Anybody got this figured out yet ?

 

Very interesting. I'm here because I too have a "steel-colored" 1957D penny. I'll be interested to see how this plays out.

 

I just noticed that I have a 1957 d steel penny, it's just like the 1943 steel Penny's I have. I would post a picture but I don't know how. Has anyone found out if this indeed was printed?

 

I just noticed that I have a 1957 d steel penny, it's just like the 1943 steel Penny's I have. I would post a picture but I don't know how. Has anyone found out if this indeed was printed?

 

Does it stick to a magnet and have you weighed it?

 

A. There are no steel 1957-D cents. It was plated, used for a chemical experiment or otherwise altered after it left the Mint.
B. Coins are minted, pressed or produced. They are not printed.
C. I wish I had a dime for every time this question is asked.

 

I also have a plated wheat penny, but mine is a 1942. It is magnetic enough to pick it up, but just barely. Also, the rim and the outer edge of the back is bare copper. Someone has scratched it pretty deep and it did not go through the plating unless it was scratched first and then plated, but I don't think so. I took it to a dealer, he said it was the same weight as a common penny. He could not deny or confirm what it is and told me to come back on the 16th to have it looked at by the owner. I wish it was an experimental cent from 1942. Here are a couple of pics.

 

How much would this plated 1957 penny still be worth?

 

Plating is done after it left the mint and is considered damage. They have no numismatic/collector value. Only worth face value

 

I TOO HAVE A 1957 SILVER PRINTED PENNY THAT YOUTUBE SAYS IS WORTH BIG BUCKS, HOW DO I SELL IT???

Just kidding!

 

Yeoman Blue Book 2017: $0.03, but only for clean EF-VF coins - chrome or zinc plated coins are not listed

 

Mostly just coincidence concerning the date. There were over 1 billion of 1957-D cents produced. The vast majority were to the western parts of the US. This was also the year sputnik was launched and jump-started the US education towards the sciences. The western US , especially California, introduced many Math, Chem, Physics courses, and this was the type of chem experiment that took little equipment, few chemicals, and was not really dangerous as long as the student didn't drop a beaker of boiling water with dissolved chemicals. Since the 'silver' ( actually zinc) could be continued with a bunsen burner to a fusion of the zinc with the bronze and producing a thin coat of bright brass ( Gold cent), it was a "student pleaser". It was mainly known to only high school and college chem teachers, until the internet hyped it up. I am sure my students have released multitudes of them into general population.