1914 1 cent

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altakid
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1914 1 cent

Post by altakid » Fri Apr 29, 2022 11:24 am

Any thoughts on why this coin looks silver?
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coinguy
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Re: 1914 1 cent

Post by coinguy » Fri Apr 29, 2022 11:34 am

It’s been plated at one point and is wearing off, not uncommon.
Could be nickel or mercury, hard to tell from photo.

altakid
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Re: 1914 1 cent

Post by altakid » Sun May 01, 2022 7:35 am

Thanks coinguy, I thought that might be the case.

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