the magnetic 1953 looks to be plated not like the 1945 non magnetic

i also have a 1953 silver colored Canadian penny this one is magnetic

ahydroboy did you figure out exactly what we have .this site is amazing i think ill take mine to a local coin dealer and see if he can test it and see if its silver or not does yours also have a hole through it thanks for reply

thanks coinguy

yes its the lighting there are no copper showing any where and there is no signs of flaking anywhere thank you for your reply to lm new to this and appreciate all feedback thanks again george parker

thanks for the reply coinguy if the coin was silver plated and worn thin from being incased wouldnt that have also worn of the plating the hole thats through it when looking throgh it with a lope appears silver all the way through and if a coin is silver plated would it make a much different sound w...

can anyone help me with this coin its a1945 silver penny its non magnetic weights 3.0 gams its also thinner than same year copper penny also makes a much higher pitch when dropped on another coin not like the thud of copper coin im thinking wrong planchet ive spent several hours researching cant fin...