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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member


USA
212 Posts
Posted - 04/04/2008 :  18:29:13  Show Profile Send PennyProspector a Private Message
the other night I noticed an odd 1971-D penny.

Rejected as Copper Keep
Rejected as a zink keep
put in another 1971-D as the target coin and still rejected.

I believe it is a very rare alloy probably pulled out of a top secret vault deep inside area 51.

I am so lucky!

All kidding aside... any suggestions?
Happy Prospecting!

Delawhere Jack
1000+ Penny Miser Member



USA
1680 Posts
Posted - 04/04/2008 :  18:42:04  Show Profile Send Delawhere Jack a Private Message
(X-Files theme music)

Maybe it's memory metal - try bending it in half, then drop it in hot water
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
6807 Posts
Posted - 04/04/2008 :  18:46:27  Show Profile Send HoardCopperByTheTon a Private Message
Cut it in half and see what's inside.
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.

Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available.
Edited by - HoardCopperByTheTon on 04/04/2008 18:46:50
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starwarsgeek171
Penny Hoarding Member



USA
651 Posts
Posted - 04/04/2008 :  19:53:50  Show Profile Send starwarsgeek171 a Private Message
Weigh it?
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member



USA
382 Posts
Posted - 04/04/2008 :  22:06:44  Show Profile Send Epaphras a Private Message
Smell it?
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penniesmakemedizzy
Penny Pincher Member



USA
135 Posts
Posted - 04/04/2008 :  22:26:39  Show Profile Send penniesmakemedizzy a Private Message
Taste it?
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34 Posts
Posted - 04/06/2008 :  23:47:02  Show Profile Send n/a a Private Message
Too Funny everyone.... You might as well just eat the thing.... Heck, You actually got me thinking what the thing could be made of...LOL
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member



USA
1066 Posts
Posted - 04/07/2008 :  21:09:55  Show Profile Send knibloe a Private Message
Wild idea here, in 1974 they made 1.5 milion aluminum cents for an experiment. Could it be aluminum?
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El Dee
Penny Hoarding Member



USA
547 Posts
Posted - 04/07/2008 :  21:40:02  Show Profile Send El Dee a Private Message
Shhh-

It's one of those Three Mile Island pennies.

Put it in a lead box...FAST.
Trust the government? Ask an Indian.
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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member



USA
212 Posts
Posted - 04/08/2008 :  01:03:33  Show Profile Send PennyProspector a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by knibloe

Wild idea here, in 1974 they made 1.5 milion aluminum cents for an experiment. Could it be aluminum?


It is for sure 1971 D

Aluminum???? hmmmm! only of it was copper plated like the Zinks are.... it looks copper!

as much as I would love it to be aluminum I am believing that the mint just had some crap copper supplier! in 1971.
Happy Prospecting!
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member



USA
1035 Posts
Posted - 04/08/2008 :  17:00:35  Show Profile Send Tourney64 a Private Message
1. Weigh it
2. Check it with a magnet
3. See if it's bent

If none of those items yield unusual results, it's just like many others we have seen from the 1970's that don't sort as they should in the Ryedale.

If it doesn't weigh any different then it most likely is not a different metal as the specific gravity is different on all metals.
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starwarsgeek171
Penny Hoarding Member



USA
651 Posts
Posted - 04/08/2008 :  19:14:07  Show Profile Send starwarsgeek171 a Private Message
I was serious about weighing it; getting an accurate electronic or manual reading. If it doesn't match a zinc's or a copper's weight, then you know you're on to something.
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member



USA
1066 Posts
Posted - 04/08/2008 :  22:16:09  Show Profile Send knibloe a Private Message
I'm not sure of the aluminum cents were copper plated or not. The book just says that they made them.
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member



USA
993 Posts
Posted - 04/09/2008 :  14:09:44  Show Profile Send Cerulean a Private Message
The aluminum cents are just aluminum, not plated. They are only dated 1974, and are technically illegal to own (unless you're the Smithsonian).
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Kiwiman
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225 Posts
Posted - 06/15/2010 :  19:42:44  Show Profile Send Kiwiman a Private Message
well what did it weigh?!?!
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cesario
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129 Posts
Posted - 06/16/2010 :  04:38:37  Show Profile Send cesario a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by knibloe

I'm not sure of the aluminum cents were copper plated or not. The book just says that they made them.


Judd claims bronze-clad steel cents were made. Also, Nonsense description trial strikings of various compositions.

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