I found 2 good things today, a steel wheat penny and a 1989 D Penny that looks like the steel penny. What is this worth, Is it missing the copper coating? Is there some way to take the copper off of pennies? I do not have a camera to take a photo, but i was wondering what it was worth.
I found 2 good things today, a steel wheat penny and a 1989 D Penny that looks like the steel penny. What is this worth, Is it missing the copper coating? Is there some way to take the copper off of pennies? I do not have a camera to take a photo, but i was wondering what it was worth.
I found one of those a few months ago. I did a Google search for "unplated lincoln zinc cent" and found that one is valued from $0 (if fake) to $100 (seemed kind of high to me).
If you look at the links, you could pick up a few hints on how to determine if the copper was removed purposely. The impression I got is that there is no definitive way to tell for sure. The weight of the coin as discussed on another forum seems to be the best way to tell (see link below):
Zinc Penny?
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The weight of the coin as discussed on another forum seems to be the best way to tell (see link below):
