Bobby Wardrip

On 12/20/2019 at 10:28 PM, JKK said:

Very good. Ultimately, weight will be one of the most important data point

The weight is 3.156g

3 hours ago, JKK said:

I've seen some platings thicker than others. Some grotesquely thick, more so than what I perceive here. Here are the realities:

The odds are astronomical that a steel planchet made it into the 1982 minting process, even granting that it was a transition year for metals. It's like if someone said that an alien beamed in right in front of them. Sure, it's theoretically possible, but it's in the vanishing unlikelihood category.

The odds are excellent that someone plated the coin as a science or hobby experiment. Unlike real steel 1982 pennies (and for that matter alien beam-ins), we know of many, many examples of these. So probability is your primary obstacle.

The two coinage metals I know of that respond to a magnet are iron and nickel. The nickel in a 5c coin isn't enough, I don't think, to pull to a magnet. A 1943 penny definitely has enough iron. Crappy counterfeit Chinese 7 mace/2 candareen pieces usually have enough.

I scrolled up to see what the weight had told you and was astonished that you have not posted its weight. This is essential and can no longer be overlooked. In grams, please; one decimal place is fine.

It’ll be a couple days because I don’t have a scale, but I’ll get some weight measurements and post as soon as I can. Thanks. 

4 hours ago, JKK said:

If it had been in circulation, and it were steel, I'd think we'd see something less impressive than that brilliant shine. Historically, steel coinage has rusted up pretty rapidly. Looking at the second, slightly fuzzy set of pics, look to me very much like plating.

Could be, but I would think that being in circulation and having dings etc you’d be able to see the copper in spots under it, as well as on the edges...under a microscope I see none of these. Is there any way to tell for certain?

12 minutes ago, Greenstang said:

Would you please post a photo of the entire coin. Can't tell much from a partial photo.

Will do, it may be later this evening. 

I.cutler, it is definitely not a plated coin...it's been in circulation and under a microscope there are no signs of such. 

9 hours ago, Bobby Wardrip said:

It looks just like the 1943 steel pennies except for the fact it's not a wheat penny. If anyone can give me any information about it, such as value/rarity. Is this an error? I'd greatly appreciate it.

All I can say is it appears to have the same magnetic properties as my 1943 steel pennies. I didn't want to damage any of the coins using a strong magnet.

It looks just like the 1943 steel pennies except for the fact it's not a wheat penny. If anyone can give me any information about it, such as value/rarity. Is this an error? I'd greatly appreciate it.

I have been trying to find information on a 1982 D steel penny. I can't find any information on it. I know for a fact it is steel as a magnet will pick it up.