1958 silver looking Wheatie ...

[Ace 350]

Hello y'all. I found this Wheatie today at a 1950's home. It's looked silver when I dug it up at first but then I saw Lincoln on the front and I thought that it was odd. Anyway, it appears to be hit by a mower or something but the date is 1958 or 1938 for sure. The third number had a curve on it like a 3 or a 5 does. Any ideas on this? Also it is a D mint mark. I found it in Murfreesboro, TN.
Thanks

 

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[galenrog]

Definitely plated. From the images I would guess zinc. Most likely a heavy chemical plating. We used to do this in school, 40+ years ago. If you look at the damage carefully, under magnification, you may find where the plating has flaked off a bit where it did not get a good chemical bond with the copper.

 

[Ace 350]

Thanks

 

[coinsareawesome]

I actually found one of those kind that are plated while metal detecting. Dated 1957.

 

[huntsman53]

Definitely plated. From the images I would guess zinc. Most likely a heavy chemical plating. We used to do this in school, 40+ years ago. If you look at the damage carefully, under magnification, you may find where the plating has flaked off a bit where it did not get a good chemical bond with the copper.

Either plated or coated with Mercury!


Frank