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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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 Posted - 03/09/2010 : 21:12:02
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I was sorting pennies and came across a dark gray penny. At 1st, I thought it was play money. However, it turns out to be a real penny a 1985 D.
Is this an error or is there anything special about a penny like that?
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jtm3
Penny Pincher Member
USA
187 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2010 : 21:15:44
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Is the plating gone? I don't know, but I'm sure you know that we love pictures!
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 03/09/2010 : 21:37:00
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| ok i posted; bonus you get to see the palm of my hand :) |
SELLING COPPER PENNIES 1.4X FACE SHIPPED......“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principles of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale” Thomas Jefferson |
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uthminsta
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USA
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Posted - 03/09/2010 : 22:55:03
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| Is the surface rough? Could have had the copper plating chemically removed. |
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2010 : 09:03:04
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SELLING COPPER PENNIES 1.4X FACE SHIPPED......“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principles of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale” Thomas Jefferson |
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sheba
Penny Pincher Member
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 11:13:27
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PennySaved,
Ive run across missing copper plated coins as well as 'doctored' zincolns.
Here's my HA (humble advice 
I the coin is a Zincoln (the only true plating error coins), it should be silver like - very shiny - almost like chrome. If it is a zincoln that is a dull gray, that is 99.99% of the time a 'doctored' coin with chemicals to remove the copper (I don't know how it is done but I have found both. My coin dealer paid $30.00 for the true 'copperless' zincoln.
If it is a pre 1982 copper that is all gray, it is (IMHO) definetely a fake.
Hope the one you found is bright and shiny!
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ZigMeister
Penny Pincher Member
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 11:16:47
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| I remember reading somewhere that if the zinc is shiny and clear, the cent missed the copper plating step and therefore would be a mint error. However if the zinc is dull, then the Cu was chemically removed. Maybe someone can confirm this. |
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fasteddy
Penny Collector Member
USA
298 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 15:24:32
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I found a grey penny couple nights ago....got my lighted 10X...what a difference....I could see the traces of copper in the grey area...mainly on the rim and in the recess's i did once find a shiny gray penney but that was before the 10x and I don't know where it went to to compare. Shiny good...dull not...my HO(humble opinion)
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coppernicus
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2010 : 16:31:05
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| I found a shiny chrome like penny once. It is a mint error if it missed the copper plating step? How can you tell if this occurred? |
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styropyro
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2010 : 16:54:54
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You can remove the copper plating with pretty easily obtainable chemicals and keep the zinc shiny if you do it right, this guy did it here: You must be logged in to see this link. .
My guess is that the penny was heated to near the melting temp of the zinc inside to get that dull color. I'll give it a try to see if this works and I'll post back if I find anything.
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sheba
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2010 : 21:56:13
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coppernicus
If I find a post 1982 penny that is shiny silver (rather than dull gray), my next step is to take it to the local coin dealer ... an honest guy, though a bit high priced on stuff ... who will give an honest opinion/evaluation of the coin (and usually some kind of offer to buy it)
sheba |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2010 : 22:20:04
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Could be an unplated zincoln. Worth some bucks.
Could be a zincoln with the copper plating chemically removed. Still pretty cool.
Didn't think of this until now but...
Could be a zincoln which has had an additional "post-mint" plating with a grey metal. People like to play with their chemistry sets. :) |
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