My grandma gave me a 1892 Indian head cent and... its gold! what in the world could that be?
1892 gold penny.... ??? picture added
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Sky_Warrior
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Re: 1892 gold penny.... 
GOLD MY A$$!!!! I find that hard to believe PICTURE PLEASE.............. I hope it is though FOR THE SAKE OF PENNIES....................
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GOLD MY A$$!!!! I find that hard to believe PICTURE PLEASE.............. I hope it is though FOR THE SAKE OF PENNIES....................
SEMPER FI
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Re: 1892 gold penny....
Patina
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Patina
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bradyboy
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Re: 1892 gold penny....
never heard of gold patina, maybe copper patina.
need a clear pic please
never heard of gold patina, maybe copper patina.
need a clear pic please
bradyboy
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Re: 1892 gold penny....
maybe an iron reaction against the copper
maybe an iron reaction against the copper
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Re: 1892 gold penny....
I cannot really tell if it looks like gold. If it doesn't look like the regular color of a penny, depending on where it was stashed, maybe it is just the patina.
We really need a better picture.
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I cannot really tell if it looks like gold. If it doesn't look like the regular color of a penny, depending on where it was stashed, maybe it is just the patina.
We really need a better picture.
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Re: 1892 gold penny....
Could have been Plated
Could have been Plated
Jack(IN)
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Re: 1892 gold penny....
I think its plated, and probably not gold either, found a few coins that were plated. weigh the coin and find out for sure, and if I'm not mistaken it should weigh 3.11 grams. If it weighs more, then its a good possibility its plated!! Just my 2 cents!
I think its plated, and probably not gold either, found a few coins that were plated. weigh the coin and find out for sure, and if I'm not mistaken it should weigh 3.11 grams. If it weighs more, then its a good possibility its plated!! Just my 2 cents!
oldplacesnofinds
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Re: 1892 gold penny....
Looks like a normal old indian cent.
Looks like a normal old indian cent.
Re: 1892 gold penny....
The picture is not clear, try scanning it.
Looks like a rusty patina almost normal looking to me.
Could be some weird chemical reaction with something.
Plated? Maybe. Hey you never know, people have done stranger things.
Better picture would help.
The picture is not clear, try scanning it.
Looks like a rusty patina almost normal looking to me.
Could be some weird chemical reaction with something.
Plated? Maybe. Hey you never know, people have done stranger things.
Better picture would help.
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Re: 1892 gold penny....
09666, check out number one.
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marine09666 said:GOLD MY A$$!!!! I find that hard to believe PICTURE PLEASE.............. I hope it is though FOR THE SAKE OF PENNIES....................
SEMPER FI
09666, check out number one.
Occasionally a member may have doubts about the authenticity of an item posted by another member. Here are a few things to keep in mind:
1. It is NEVER appropriate or permissible, regardless of proof, to state or suggest in an open forum that another member's find may not be genuine— unless, of course, he has raised that possibility himself, or there is an obvious issue that cannot be disputed or ignored (for example, if the word "COPY" is clearly stamped on a coin).
2. It is NEVER appropriate or permissible to suggest that a member may not actually have found the item which he has posted as a find.
3. Members are free to express such opinions to one another in private messages, but should NOT continue to do so if those messages are unwelcome.
4. Do NOT report doubts, suspicions, possibilities, or rumors to moderators or the administrator. Any formal report or complaint should be accompanied by full and absolute proof from independent, authoritative sources that the item is not, and cannot be, genuine.
Failure to follow these guidelines may result in censure, loss of privileges &/or access to certain forums, or outright banning from TreasureNet.
All finds posted are presumed to be genuine, and those who post them are to be respected.
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Re: 1892 gold penny....
Maybe it was stated a little strongly in the first post,but in this case the poster asked if his find/coin could be real.
So the rules really are not being broken.
i agree with the others.It appears to be a patina of some kind.Due to cleaning or being stored with some other metal.
Maybe it was stated a little strongly in the first post,but in this case the poster asked if his find/coin could be real.
So the rules really are not being broken.
i agree with the others.It appears to be a patina of some kind.Due to cleaning or being stored with some other metal.
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How'd you do that backwards? 
Anyway, I think its probably been cleaned, and/or got a patina from being somewhere.
It looks like it was dipped in Tarnex.
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Anyway, I think its probably been cleaned, and/or got a patina from being somewhere.
It looks like it was dipped in Tarnex.
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