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JWRAY
Penny Collector Member

USA
378 Posts

Posted - 03/26/2010 : 21:41:54

So what is the deal with this penny? Is it chemically treated or hopefully something a bit cooler? Just pulled it out of a NFStrings box. It has a proof like finish on it and is amazingly silver. I put it next to a normal to show its not just bad lighting in the photo.

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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member

USA
2408 Posts

Posted - 03/26/2010 : 22:01:12

weigh it

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JWRAY
Penny Collector Member

USA
378 Posts

Posted - 03/26/2010 : 22:07:31

I can do that tomorrow at the lab. So if it is some odd planchet or something will it weigh less than the zinc?

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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member

USA
2408 Posts

Posted - 03/26/2010 : 22:19:16

it is likely zinc, possibly coated with mercury. I've found a half dozen like that. If it weighs 2.5grams, it is coated zinc, and not some strange planchet

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JWRAY
Penny Collector Member

USA
378 Posts

Posted - 03/26/2010 : 22:27:15

Coated zinc as in someone did some science experiment at home or something?

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cesario
Penny Pincher Member

129 Posts

Posted - 03/27/2010 : 03:15:34

quote:
Originally posted by JWRAY

Coated zinc as in someone did some science experiment at home or something?

Probably. Theirs a slew of chemicals that will turn pennies different colors temporarily.

One of my old middle school teachers made one whole lab experiment into how to make Pennies turn gold with this one chemical and some heat from a bunsen burner.

oldBPman
Penny Sorter Member

83 Posts

Posted - 03/27/2010 : 11:20:52

the same person must have had this penny also, I found this on monday, the 22. this one is more gold color, real smooth and shiney.

Edited by - oldBPman on 03/27/2010 11:23:01

styropyro
Penny Sorter Member

USA
54 Posts

Posted - 03/27/2010 : 11:36:23

There is a good possibility that it is chemically treated, look at the pictures in this thread.
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oldBPman
Penny Sorter Member

83 Posts

Posted - 03/27/2010 : 13:23:44

quote:
Originally posted by styropyro

There is a good possibility that it is chemically treated, look at the pictures in this thread.
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ok, mine looks just like the gold colored one

JWRAY
Penny Collector Member

USA
378 Posts

Posted - 03/27/2010 : 17:45:20

Well I have a few that were chemically modified in the past, but upon close inspection you can tell there is something up. This one is in really super shape and I was hoping. Unfortunately it really is nothing special. I weighed it today and it was a shade over the normal 2.5 grams

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Wanderer
New Member

Canada
16 Posts

Posted - 03/28/2010 : 21:20:09

Ah, memories of high school chemistry.
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oldBPman
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83 Posts

Posted - 04/01/2010 : 06:40:05

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