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george p
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silver penny

Post by george p » Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:16 pm

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 find nothing[
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Re: silver penny

Post by coinguy » Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:26 am

Welcome to the Forum.
It wouldn’t be a wrong planchet. It looks like it has been silver plated and holed for a piece of jewellery.
It looks like it may have even been encased in a bezel at one time. Possibly worn thin from use.

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Re: silver penny

Post by george p » Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:35 am

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 when dropped on another coin thank you for your time

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Re: silver penny

Post by Bill in Burl » Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:38 am

Unless it is the lighting, it appears that some of the denticles show copper under or worn through the plating
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Re: silver penny

Post by george p » Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:04 pm

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

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Re: silver penny

Post by coinguy » Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:14 pm

If as you say it is all silver, then the other alternative would be that it is a cast replica possibly made by a jeweller which was not all that uncommon.This would account for the thinness and the rough appearance of
the lettering. There is no way that this was produced by the mint, it would have had to be made off site.

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Re: silver penny

Post by george p » Mon Dec 12, 2022 6:37 pm

thanks coinguy

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Re: silver penny

Post by ahydroboy@aol.com » Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:30 pm

I have one as well. Same weight , seems slightly thinner.

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Re: silver penny

Post by george p » Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:32 pm

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

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Re: silver penny

Post by george p » Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:48 pm

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

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Re: silver penny

Post by ahydroboy@aol.com » Tue Dec 13, 2022 10:20 am

I posted pictures ( although not very good ) a short while back. You should be able to find them. I thought they might have been chromed.

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Re: silver penny

Post by george p » Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:39 am

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

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