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Coppercrazy

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MentalUnrest

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Please tell me what you think it is.

I do not know of any errors or varieties with either of those 2 years/mint marks.
 

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I think it's an unplated cent. There is no trace of copper at all and looks just like the ones listed on eBay. :icon_scratch:
 

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dawg I see bout' 2.5 cents in zinc thats a 12 percent profit homie. Better than what most stocks will get ya'
 

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I really have no idea about the non-plated thing... to me it looks like a coin found through metal detecting... just dirty, from being buried underground
 

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Basically an unplated cent is exactly what it sounds like. It is missing the copper layer/plating that most cents have, thus being "unplated."
 

MentalUnrest

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I have never heard or seen one until I just looked at eBay. That one looks just like the ones I saw selling for over $100-$200.
 

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Maybe it is just really badly corroded like infowarrior said, dug out of the ground. Maybe someone dipped it in acid?
 

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Here's one I pulled a few months ago that was determined to be fake I believe because there were slight traces of copper on the memorial and around the edge of the cent. I kept it because I thought it was cool.

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Not to be mean, but you might have better luck with this discussion in this forum Coins. CRHers aren't always the most knowledgeable when it comes to non-silver value.
 

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Ok, I just figured most of the people that view the coins forum view the CRHing forum and it was found CRH, but ok!
 

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I just think, based on the responses so far, no one here has a clue. I was hoping to help you find an answer. Good luck on the other forum with it.
 

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the surface looks to rought to have been stamped as an unplated cent, but that's just my very uneducated opinion. I hope your find is legit.
 

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