Waybro Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I have this ,1953 that looks silver and sticks to a magnet any idea how also should I send it in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 The coin was almost certainly plated or coated with nickel or some other magnetic metal, as I understand was frequently done in high school science labs decades ago. You can see the underlying bronze where the plating or coating has come off, and the plating or coating has an unnatural shine. Unless you can find evidence that the Philadelphia mint was making coins for some foreign country in or around 1953 that were exactly the size of a U.S. cent and had magnetic properties, it would be a waste of money and time to "send it in". Even then, the chances that it would be determined to be a "wrong planchet" error would be "slim and nil." Mike Meenderink and Henri Charriere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I agree this cent looks to have been plated. It is off-color, shiny on the obverse, and the reverse looks like the plating which damaged the original surface is suffering from some form of environmental damage. Did you weigh this cent to the hundredth decimal place? I would be curious to know what the weight is. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
