Copper Plated, 18k Gold, Counterfeit Lincoln Cent. Yep You Read Right

[jeff of pa]

this counterfeit “penny”
made by a Seattle artist
out of 18-karat gold was
copper plated and
put into circulation in
Los Angeles in 2007

& Used to help pay for
a Hustler magazine

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/maker-learns-the-fate-of-a-penny-made-of-gold/

 

[homefires]

Just goes to show some people have more money then brains!

 

[jeff of pa]

It may still be out there Though
In disbelief, she weighed the penny on a digital scale. It came in at three grams, one gram more than similar pennies
There's an error in this story and if it's not a typo,
then this person may not have the storied counterfeit.
A 1970 cent weighs 3.11 grams