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harley1
Penny Sorter Member
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 Posted - 05/18/2009 : 08:37:24
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has anyone ever come across a very very shiny gold colored 1975 with 12-31-74 stamped obove the 1975? this thing is pretty cool looking,and hopefully it is worth something
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PreservingThePast
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 05/18/2009 : 09:37:06
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Originally posted by harley1
has anyone ever come across a very very shiny gold colored 1975 with 12-31-74 stamped obove the 1975? this thing is pretty cool looking,and hopefully it is worth something
My guess is that it is counterstamped with the 12/31/74 on it as a rememberance for something on that date and perhaps they gold plated it somewhere that did the counterstamping, ie for a golden wedding anniversary, etc. BUT, this is just random speculating on my part. I would definitely keep it, for no other reason that it's a cool "gee whiz, look what I've found" coin. |
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highroller4321
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 05/18/2009 : 18:17:01
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| Ive found plently of gold colored pennies, but none with that counterstamping on it. |
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brian0918
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 06/22/2009 : 13:42:28
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| I have a gold-plated 1974. I labored for a long time under the belief that it was a rare test clad variety (the mint was experimenting like crazy that year), and did a lot of research on the subject, before finally talking to an expert in error coins (Fred Weinberg), who said it was most likely just gold-plated. A mass spectrometer confirmed this. |
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natsb88
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 06/22/2009 : 13:51:24
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| Sounds like a News Years Eve novelty. |
Nate
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Corsair
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 06/22/2009 : 16:10:40
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Originally posted by natsb88
Sounds like a News Years Eve novelty.
I agree with Nate. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the date. Strange that it would be for that year, and not the Bicentennial just 365 days later... |
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shiny gold 1975
