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[kranky]

No US proof coins are plated after striking. US cents are made of copper-plated zinc but the plating is done prior to striking.

Nothing particularly special about the 1975-D coins (they aren't proof, by the way - no proofs are manufactured at the Denver mint). The 1943 copper cent is indeed very valuable but also the most faked coin ever. People take a 1943 steel cent and plate it with copper hoping it will fool someone. Testing with a magnet foils that plan.

 

[Rubycon]

No US proof coins are plated after striking. US cents are made of copper-plated zinc but the plating is done prior to striking.

Nothing particularly special about the 1975-D coins (they aren't proof, by the way - no proofs are manufactured at the Denver mint). The 1943 copper cent is indeed very valuable but also the most faked coin ever. People take a 1943 steel cent and plate it with copper hoping it will fool someone. Testing with a magnet foils that plan.

Good catch!

Can I ask you coin questions in the future?

 

[kranky]

Good catch!

Can I ask you coin questions in the future?

Sure, any time.

 

[OutHouse]

i wish i bought a couple double eagle coins just a few years ago when the price of gold was 400 an ounce. ive just always wanted a solid gold coin.

 

[Red Squirrel]

No US proof coins are plated after striking. US cents are made of copper-plated zinc but the plating is done prior to striking.

Nothing particularly special about the 1975-D coins (they aren't proof, by the way - no proofs are manufactured at the Denver mint). The 1943 copper cent is indeed very valuable but also the most faked coin ever. People take a 1943 steel cent and plate it with copper hoping it will fool someone. Testing with a magnet foils that plan.

Actually I noticed to save money most if all new pennies use metal now and they just coat with copper. I noticed that when I passed a magnet through some change and it picked up the new coins, left the old. Even bigger coins all the way up to $2 ones. Makes sense though, if it was pure copper or another higher end metal the metal itself would be worth more then the coin! I think at one point they were talking about getting rid of pennies for this reason. The time, money and materials going towards making them is not even worth it.

 

[kranky]

Not only is the cost to manufacture a cent greater than one cent, the value of the copper in the older cents exceeds their face value. The government passed a law not long ago that banned melting of the cents (and nickels).

 

[Rubycon]

Alright, I'll go ahead and look stupid here... What's a fender washer? And why are the Buffalo nickles better?

Fender washer is a washer with larger outside diameter. It provides a larger surface area to prevent pull through under high load conditions. I was being funny about the whole Buffalo nickel - any nickel will work. They don't corrode and are thick enough to be adequately strong when you don't have a proper piece of hardware around. Just drill a hole in the center.

 

[Modelworks]

Not only is the cost to manufacture a cent greater than one cent, the value of the copper in the older cents exceeds their face value. The government passed a law not long ago that banned melting of the cents (and nickels).

I am guilty of the nickels. Has anyone seen the price of nickel bar ? Seriously how can they expect people not to.