Very unusual 1951D Penny

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by Tiggy, Oct 20, 2019.

  1. Tiggy

    Tiggy New Member

    This penny is only .036" -.037" thick. I can't even imagine how it was made. Can
    anyone put a price on this for me?


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  3. sergeant

    sergeant Not a Member

    Damaged. Worth 2 cents.
     
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  4. Tiggy

    Tiggy New Member

    Thanks for your input.
     
  5. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    Looks acid treated.

    Steve
     
  6. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC Supporter

    This was used in a high school project, I believe. They take an iron compound, and I think a sodium-iodine solution and drop the penny in it. It bubbles up some of the copper and then they strain the solution, and melt it to get a small amount of copper. I was a sophomore 2 years ago and we did that. Ohhhh how I hated putting that 1936 wheatie in there...
     
  7. sergeant

    sergeant Not a Member

    Why did you use a wheatie?
     
  8. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC Supporter

    Wasn't my choice. They re-used ones from the year before, and my older-lady teacher refused to admit that other coins were copper and not zinc. She was a stubborn woman. Anyway, most of the coins looked like this, however mine I could tell was only used once, it was much better looking than the others.
     
  9. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC Supporter

    We also had to scrape them, too. Little sandpaper scratches on the rim for ours. May explain why there is a lack of a rim on this example?
     
  10. sergeant

    sergeant Not a Member

    God, I hated those teachers.
     
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  11. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC Supporter

    Didn't help that she had my teenage father back in 1989... Either way, The coin is probably still in that lab. I bet this years sophomores and juniors will use the same penny.
     
  12. Tiggy

    Tiggy New Member

    Thanks for your input.
     
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  13. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC Supporter

    You're very welcome, Tiggy!

    Welcome to CoinTalk :)
     
  14. Inspector43

    Inspector43 Celebrating 75 Years Active Collecting Supporter

    Teachers stay around a long time. My 4th grade teacher taught my dad, my grandmother and my little sister who is 10 years younger than me. She taught 4th grade for 75 years. I should say that she was a nun and they taught until they died. I have been out of school for more than 50 years, I wonder if my Science teacher is still teaching. Thanks for the story of how that penny came to be.
     
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  15. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Damaged and welcome to CT.
     
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