It first appeared to be a wartime penny??? by Panda Man

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What did they do???

 

Hi All,

 

I have been going through a bag of 5,000 wheats. I came across an interesting penny which at first glance I thought it was a war time peeny (1943). Well I glanced at the date and saw 1957..?? Then I looked at the rim of the coin and that part looked as it should. I will post a pick and hopefully someone will have a funny answer for me, like they painted it or maybe it was struck with zinc?? I do not know....

 

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[Ultra Cameo Collection]

Looks like someone electroplated it with some other metal possibly nickel.

 

My grandfather used to plate things in his collection. He gold plated a nickel and it looked really nice.

 

The reason I think it is plated is because the rim has worn down to the base metal and also on lincoln's face it is also rubbing off.

 

Just my 2 cents.

[Six Mile Rick]

I have seen a few that were chrome plated. After a while it starts to peel off just like the one you have. When I found the first one I was thinking the same thing.

 

Later---Rick

[ArmyBud]

I ran across one that was also painted....most of the paint had rubbed off. It was a 1944....boy do I wish it was....well, you know!!

Bud