I just found a penny and at first I thought it was a dime because of its color but it's really a penny. It has a little bit of a copper color in it, very faint, but it's mainly silver. Has anyone ever seen or heard of this?
2007-06-09 09:44:53 · 7 answers · asked by Heidi B 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
It has a date of 1959
2007-06-09 09:53:05 · update #1
You could take the penny to a professional numismatist (coin and money expert) for an evaluation. He may charge you a nominal fee, but at least you will have an answer to your question. Also, do an on-line search for silver pennies and you may be able to consult books you can find at Barnes and Noble, for example, which will help identify the penny.
2007-06-09 11:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by MathBioMajor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 1959 cent was made of .950 copper and .50 tin and zinc. It never left the mint like you described it. It may have been dipped in mercury to give it that silver color. That was a big thing in the early 1960's. Anyway it is a damaged coin and other chemicals could change it's appearance also. It looks like the coating is wearing off due to age and the copper is showing through again. Hope this helps.
2007-06-09 13:27:32 · answer #2 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it isn't a Steel penny if you gave the correct year...
More likely, it's the result of a Chemistry experiment !! I remember silver-plating pennies and gold-plating dimes via "electro-plating" back in High School !!
Certainly something to hold onto just as an oddity !!
2007-06-09 14:13:22 · answer #3 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a 1943 penny, then it's made of steel. Copper was scarce and used in weapons and other machinery for the war, so the Treasury Dept used steel that year.
2007-06-09 09:49:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a steel penny. Made during WWII when copper metals were scarce due to casings for bullets.
I have a few of them. They aren't worth much, but still a collectors coin.
The year should be 1943.
2007-06-09 09:53:03 · answer #5 · answered by Gump023 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats can be one of 2 things. You found a super rare penny or someone is playing with your head. they may have colored the penny with paint or something and missed a spot but i hope nobody did that, hopefully you found a piece of history! hope i really helped!
2007-06-09 09:53:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'll buy it from you for $0.25.
2007-06-09 09:49:31 · answer #7 · answered by Rajun Caucasian Invasion 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋