Very confused on 1973 Aluminum Penny

I have had this penny in my collection for over 10 years.

And recently i started getting back into coins. I ended the collecting of coins after i acquired this one, and a few bicentennial half dollar and silver dollar.

And many others. No not "Big Money" was spent to get it. I just managed to come across it.

No mint symbol (p/d , etc)

And as far as im concerned they didn't make pennies like this other then steel back in 1943-1944.

And this is definitely not steel.

What I'm posting this about is,

~How can I prove aluminum properties ?
~ Worth
~Who I can contact to find out more
~And what I should do with it in the mean-time.

 

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It's very simple! Aluminum doesn't look like copper, and copper is heavier than aluminum.

What you should do in the meantime is post some photos for us.

Chris

 

Can you weigh it? That can rule out a lot. If aluminum, it should be way lighter than normal.

 

I'm finding a device currently that can take a photo of it. And to who it may concern , I'm going to get it weighed , hopefully the jewler by me is still open, but i already used more mediocre ways to determine the weight , i had a regular 1974 penny (no worth just was laying in my coin pot) and compared it in many simple ways to the "Bright Silver Colored 1973 Penny" , and couldn't really prove anything because I can't determine weight.

 

More than likely, it was probably dipped in mercury. A lot of kids did this in the 60's & 70's.

Chris

 

I thought of that too , but I myself have done this experiment many years ago in science , and the penny that i did that too is not in any way similar to how this penny looks.

 

What grade did you get from your science teacher?

Chris

 

I apologize for bad quality of photo, only device I currently have that can take pictures of this quality.

I will work on , getting weighed and better photo

 

Fortunately, I'm retired.

Chris

 

cant tell much from those pics, but most likely plated,,

 

Is there any bumps or breaks in the die such as a blister?

 

*news*

Just took a trip down to the local jewelry / pawn shop.

The weight displayed was 1.9 g , and everyone in the store gave me a look and silence , as i was walking out i over heard a voice , and to my pleasure reassured me.

 

and at the lower bottom right side of the Lincoln memorial on the backside of the penny i see 2 letters, either fc , ec or eg fg

 

It is normal that is the designers initials which are FG.

 

Can anyone determine anything about now that i have had it weighed.

 

is there any blisters or cracks in the penny?

 

There is scratches , but man made on the back. And none that i can see and or confirm. Very solid color only dis-figuration is the scratches on the back

 

Also is it as thick as other penny s???