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2 minutes ago, EdG_Ohio said:

I tend to look at the date as I don't have any popsicle sticks in my backyard...but that's just me.

I hear ya although in order to identify the 1983 copper cent transitional error a scale like this works great.

1 minute ago, Greenstang said:

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Lol it's actually a popsicle stick I found in my yard. It's been in the elements a bit.

This scale is great for finding the 1983 transitional error copper penny, as well as other transitional copper errors.

Here is a picture of the date on the coin.

I recently found this 1995 D penny with an odd look on the date, and liberty. Is this coin considered a DDO? Or Is it a different type of error ?

Thank you all for all the comments, they help. Would it be worth putting the funds towards getting this coin graded ?

47 minutes ago, Conder101 said:

It would if they plated it with nickel.

 

No the silver war nickels are in the 9.25 to 9.32 range. 9.662 would make them less than the regular CuNi alloy.  You don't swap out lower density copper and nickel for higher density silver and have the SG go down.  Yes the manganese will off set it a little but not that much.

 

And the 4.87 was the weight of the nickel not the density.  His measured density was 8.54 g/cm^3 which is still too low.

Hello there. If it was electroplated with nickel, would the overall Density be lower ? 

Would an electroplating make the silver nickels magnetic ? Here is a nice article about a zinc plated steel 1944 P that was found. The 2 Franc planchets where used in Philadelphia during 1944. https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/1944-p-5-coin-struck-on-zinc-coated-steel-pla.html

Here is a chart showing the War Nickel Density.

Is it a coin I should pay to have graded?

Hello there coin World. I have a few questions about a magnetic 1944 Nickel. It has a low Density of 8.54 compared to the normal 9.25 of the Wartime Nickels, it is also magnetic.