help with a 1964 penny

[nsdq]

i went out for a bit for a grand total of 5 cents but # 5 baffles me it came out of the plug shiny it was approx 7 in down rang in as a nickle on the ace 150 , it is not magnetic , diffilently is not copper or alum ,, i first thought wohoo silver dime. shown with the coin in question is the same year and mint found five feet away and about same depth

 

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[jewelerguy]

the only reason I can think that it would come out of the ground in that condition is maybe it is gold plated, perhaps as a science experiment (?)

 

[Coinstriking Michigan]

I've found them like that before as well.

 

[nsdq]

thanks guys,,not sure about gold plated,,, it does not sound like a copper penny when droped on the table still a neat find

 

[K Zack]

I found this for you.
It could be Nickle, but Nickles do not do well under ground.
Here is a link for you.
Coin Collecting: 1964 nickeled penny, planchet, nickel

 

[Threshold]

Neat find

 

[nsdq]

I found this for you.
It could be Nickle, but Nickles do not do well under ground.
Here is a link for you.
Coin Collecting: 1964 nickeled penny, planchet, nickel

cool thank you happy huntinn

 

[DirtDodger]

I found this for you.
It could be Nickle, but Nickles do not do well under ground.
Here is a link for you.
Coin Collecting: 1964 nickeled penny, planchet, nickel

A cent made on a nickel blank it would be thicker and there would be extra broad rim around it because a cent is smaller than a nickel.
The photo clearly shows that it is not the size of a nickel, it looks like it has been plated by something, possibly gold, mercury, or silver...etc.

neat find...

 

[nsdq]

A cent made on a nickel blank it would be thicker and there would be extra broad rim around it because a cent is smaller than a nickel.
The photo clearly shows that it is not the size of a nickel, it looks like it has been plated by something, possibly gold, mercury, or silver...etc.

neat find...

i think your correct,, i will add it to my odd ball cool finds

 

[WheatbackDigger]

 

[nsdq]

wow that was cool never seen that before ,, now i know what happened to it thanks

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

The only time I ever pulled up wheat cents that still had the new luster was while hunting a drained out pond. 5 to 8 inches down in the silt that was depleted of oxygen were about 10 wheaties that I dug. If a coin
can be buried undisturbed with no oxygen, perfect preservation may accrue. These wheat pennies were bright copper like the new ones that just came out of the mint, but after only about 5 minutes they turned dark brown from being
exposed to the air.

 

[Infector101]

It quite possibly could be zinc plated as well. I remember an experiment where you boiling water with zinc powder and placed in a penny. The zinc would be attracted to the penny and give it a silver appearance. On a side note, if you run the penny back a forth over a flame it will melt the zinc into the copper and give the penny a new yellow brass coating. They are very simple to make and really nothing special.

 

[dp2013]

Just in case it is mercury I'd put it in a plastic bag and put it away. Mercury is some nasty stuff even in small quantities.

 

[oldsalty19]