Vasek Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Hi everyone. I got two this coins,but there's no information about. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Looks like the copper plating came off the zinc. Damaged and worth 1c each. James Zyskowski and Oldhoopster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasek Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 ok.tnx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohawk Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I'd say Jonathan nailed this one. The other possibility is that they were plated in a science class and someone spent them afterward and they stayed in circulation for a while. It's fairly common in high school and college chemistry classes to zinc plate Lincoln Cents as part of their lessons. I did this in my chemistry class in my junior year of high school, and a lot of those coins ended up back in circulation after the novelty of a "silver" colored cent wore off. James Zyskowski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasek Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 Thanks. Is this coin also somehow connected with school? James Zyskowski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 8:05 PM, Vasek said: Thanks. Is this coin also somehow connected with school? No, just a souvenir counterstamp for the recovery of Apollo 13. James Zyskowski and Mohawk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Zyskowski Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) On 8/30/2021 at 7:28 PM, VKurtB said: No, just a souvenir counterstamp for the recovery of Apollo 13. Welcome. Science experiment for the first one. The Apollo penny is cool and worthy of keeping. There’s a whole section of the hobby that collects Apollo coins 2019 the mint put out domed coins. You have the beginning of a collection 🤓🙀 here’s the curved one here’s one that’s sterling silver necklace. Apollo theme and one of my big old fav’s Edited August 31, 2021 by James Zyskowski GBrad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBrad Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I will have to say that I took a deep sigh of relief when I looked at the reverse of the 1992 in the op's pics just to make sure it wasn't a CAM......... PHEW!!!! That would have been a tragedy!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Counterstamps exist for each of the Apollo missions, they were all privately done, not an official issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
