1958 Canadian 1 cent (penny) in silver

[Stephanitly]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone know more about this coin I just found. It is 1958 Canadian penny with QE obverse HOWEVER it is punched on a silver Im assuming dime blank. Would anyone know a rough guess to value or any leads to finding more information on it. Thank you so much for any assistance!

[coinguy]

Certainly not on a dime blank, it has been plated with nickel or possibly mercury in the earlier years.
These were done as high school experiments in science class. It has no numismatic value.

[Bill in Burl]

Yes, what was posted is correct. We always get 3-4 inquiries like this every year. Just plating or coating.

[Stephanitly]

Okay, Thank you. Is there a way to double check it is just playing without wrecking the coin? Also what are the “give always” to tell it is a plated coin? Just so moving forward I can spot that. Knowledge is power lol so any information in areas I don’t know or know little of then I’d love to expand. Thank you for the information so far. I didn’t even know that was a thing in schools.

[Stephanitly]

Auto correct. Plating not playing sorry!

[coinguy]

One way of telling is that there were no silver cent planchets produced so you can rule that out.
It is not a silver dime planchet or the cent would not be fully formed as a dime is smaller and
thinner than a cent. Also we see these periodically on the various coin forums. There have been
occasions when they are plated silver and used for jewellery. I have seen them plated in silver, gold,
pink and cyan for various purposes.

[john1000]

Best would be an XRF, but a weight and magnet test is easier, most likely plated