A friend of mine just got as change what appears to be a zinc U.S. penny, minted in 1978. It's silvery-white. According to info I'm finding on various sites, zinc didn't become the primary metal in pennies until 1982--but the zinc was copper-plated and looked like copper. Anyone have any information on zinc pennies that may have been minted, even by accident, and what they might be worth?
2006-08-02 20:14:47 · 4 answers · asked by Pastor Chad from JesusFreak.com 6 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
It can't be a zinc penny.
It may be a penny struck on a dime blank.
Here is what one worth $400.00 looks like...
http://www.fredweinberg.com/inventory/item.asp?ID=3306
Here is a list of those types of error...
http://www.fredweinberg.com/inventory/categorylist.asp?ID=1
The best way to determine if it is real is to weigh the coin.
Good Luck.
2006-08-02 20:25:51 · answer #1 · answered by Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not zinc, its aluminum. it was a test coin by the mint in 1978.
this coin if it is a legitimate 78 aluminum it is a very valuable coin although it is illegal and subject to seizure by the secret service.
one is at the simthsonian institute, there are believed to be 12 others
2006-08-02 20:22:53 · answer #2 · answered by jimdan2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may have been electroplated by someone as a hack. It would be interesting to determine what the white metal is, but the knowledge is probably not worth the cost of getting it.
2006-08-02 20:21:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen it yet
2006-08-02 20:18:29 · answer #4 · answered by Dark Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋