new guy here and i found something interesting

[lance]

Its a 1963 penny silver in color. I took it to 2 coin shops where the owners are very knowledgable and they said its not plated and possibly a error that was stamped on a different type of metal. I weighed it at one of the coin shops at it weighed 3 grams flat whereas a copper penny weighed 3.2 grams. They told me i should get it graded but there isnt a ngsc dealer nearby. Thoughts?

[lance]

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6hneba&s=5

Sorry im having a hell of a time uploading a picture from my droid but hopefully the link works.

[fasteddy]

science projects from the sixties...electroplated from Ag dimes to Cu pennies and Cu pennies to Ag dimes...I have found a couple.

[lance]

Really? Why wouldnt the coin shop owners know this? Its in great condition...doesnt look like a science experiment.

[baggerman]

I have found quite a few silver and a couple of gold pennies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4puQhfJg-o

[henrysmedford]

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=6hneba&s=5

Sorry im having a hell of a time uploading a picture from my droid but hopefully the link works.

Welcome to the group. I posted your photo for you. And you might look at this thread http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11522&hilit=+silver#p113298 . Welcome to the group. You will keeping finding odd things if you keep looking. .We found a Two-Headed one and it was 2.75 grams on the first scale at the coin shop and 2.8 grams on the 2nd scale they had. Also you use Sodium hydroxide to make a silver coin the lye might be were your missing grams went. You could try to make you own silver coin with a 1963 and see.


Odd ones we found--

[DebtFreeMe]

Here's my two coolest ones. It's a 1961 Silver and a 2010 Gold penny...

[lance]

Damn...im pretty dissapointed...i was hoping i could of retired at 28 on this damn thing lmao

[SilverEye]

Damn...im pretty dissapointed...i was hoping i could of retired at 28 on this damn thing lmao

Be sure to weigh it. You still might be able to! lol

[Night Hawk]

I found a 1991 "gold" cent today, my first one.

When I saw it pop out of the roll I though I had a foreign coin at first.