1994 d penny silver size as nickel

xr7ator

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A penny made of silver the size of a nickel? Yea, pics please!
 

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Most likely it was a regular penny and somebody decided to practice plating on it. I doubt that's silver that was used either. Either that or it's counterfeit.
 

leo559

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lets counterfeit a penny how many would you have to counterfeit to profit they made it the wrong size and would it be similar to the 1974 aluminum penny
 

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I never said they counterfeited it for profit, but even an oversized imitation penny of the wrong metal could still bring the feds down on you.
 

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It is just altered, there are a couple of ways to do it. Heating until the zinc starts to expand but not quite melt, or by putting between two pieces of a softer material like leather and pounding it out. They have been posted here before.
 

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I was leaning towards a 1994-D Lincoln Cent struck on a Nickel Planchet until I saw the pics but now I am really not sure what to think! Although the rim appears slightly larger than normal, it doesn't seem large enough nor does there appear to be large enough of a void between the rim and the lettering/details to be a Cent struck on a Nickel Planchet. Besides, it appears to be a Zinc Planchet versus a .750 percent Copper and .250 percent Nickel Planchet for minting Nickels. If I had to guess without seeing the thickness of the coin, I would say that the Copper plating was removed with acid, then the coin was squeezed in a vice between two pieces of leather and is a man made Error made to deceive an unsuspecting Buyer.


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1974 aluminum pennies dont oxidize as yours, or oxidize in any visible way under normal conditions.
 

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