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Found a Dime, or So I Thought...
I found what looked to be a dime at work this morning. It was in the
grass beside the sidewalk. I picked it up, took it in and rinsed it off(no rubbing, just rinsing), and what I thought was a dime, turns out to be a 1985 cent. The interesting thing about this cent is that it is the same shiny silver color as a dime. It is the correct size for a cent, but has no copper coating on it. The only thing on it is a rose-color on and around Lincoln's head. It also makes a distinctly different sound from other '85 cents when dropped on a table. Does anyone have any ideas about this? Any help at all is appreciated. Steve |
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"Steve" wrote in message
... I found what looked to be a dime at work this morning. It was in the grass beside the sidewalk. I picked it up, took it in and rinsed it off(no rubbing, just rinsing), and what I thought was a dime, turns out to be a 1985 cent. The interesting thing about this cent is that it is the same shiny silver color as a dime. It is the correct size for a cent, but has no copper coating on it. The only thing on it is a rose-color on and around Lincoln's head. It also makes a distinctly different sound from other '85 cents when dropped on a table. Does anyone have any ideas about this? Any help at all is appreciated. Steve (Way back) when I was young, I could buy mercury at the drugstore (or have an accident with a thermometer). A little liquid mercury rubbed on a cent and you have a "silver penny". This is NOT a good idea since mercury is absorbed through the skin and has harmful consequences. Pat Still mad as a hatter. |
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"Steve" wrote in message
... I found what looked to be a dime at work this morning. It was in the grass beside the sidewalk. I picked it up, took it in and rinsed it off(no rubbing, just rinsing), and what I thought was a dime, turns out to be a 1985 cent. The interesting thing about this cent is that it is the same shiny silver color as a dime. It is the correct size for a cent, but has no copper coating on it. The only thing on it is a rose-color on and around Lincoln's head. It also makes a distinctly different sound from other '85 cents when dropped on a table. Does anyone have any ideas about this? Any help at all is appreciated. Does it make the same sound as a dime? Could be struck on a dime planchet. John Baumgart |
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The copper cladding could have been eroded.
Tony "Steve" wrote in message ... I found what looked to be a dime at work this morning. It was in the grass beside the sidewalk. I picked it up, took it in and rinsed it off(no rubbing, just rinsing), and what I thought was a dime, turns out to be a 1985 cent. The interesting thing about this cent is that it is the same shiny silver color as a dime. It is the correct size for a cent, but has no copper coating on it. The only thing on it is a rose-color on and around Lincoln's head. It also makes a distinctly different sound from other '85 cents when dropped on a table. Does anyone have any ideas about this? Any help at all is appreciated. Steve |
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I found what looked to be a dime at work this morning. It was in the
grass beside the sidewalk. I picked it up, took it in and rinsed it off(no rubbing, just rinsing), and what I thought was a dime, turns out to be a 1985 cent. The interesting thing about this cent is that it is the same shiny silver color as a dime. It is the correct size for a cent, but has no copper coating on it. The only thing on it is a rose-color on and around Lincoln's head. It also makes a distinctly different sound from other '85 cents when dropped on a table. Does anyone have any ideas about this? Any help at all is appreciated. Steve How visible is the 8 in 1985? Is it clearly an 8 or just a guess it might be an 8? I ask because I was thumbing through a semi outdated coin book (2000 coin world) and they have a section dedicated to oddities, One of the oddities described are 1975 pennies struck in aluminum, Says they were testing better methods of making cents. The book says only 66 were made and that the mint first denied any were mad but later was only released by the mint because of the freedom of information act when someone was researching St Gauden Coins in 1996. Book also says the reason this was happening, The Aluminum cents was because in 1973 the copper price was rising up and above what the value of the cent coin was so they were trying to find new metals instead of copper. In 1974 and 75 they toyed with aluminum and steel cents minting 1,579,324 1974 cents in aluminum and 66 1975 cents in aluminum. Book also says one of these coins is now in the smithsonian. The others were destroyed except for 1 which was given to Coin World by a collector to examine in 1994. Not sure how accurate any of that is but that's the basic jist of what the book says. lol Steve |
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"Shystev99" wrote in message ... I found what looked to be a dime at work this morning. It was in the grass beside the sidewalk. I picked it up, took it in and rinsed it off(no rubbing, just rinsing), and what I thought was a dime, turns out to be a 1985 cent. The interesting thing about this cent is that it is the same shiny silver color as a dime. It is the correct size for a cent, but has no copper coating on it. The only thing on it is a rose-color on and around Lincoln's head. It also makes a distinctly different sound from other '85 cents when dropped on a table. Does anyone have any ideas about this? Any help at all is appreciated. Steve How visible is the 8 in 1985? Is it clearly an 8 or just a guess it might be an 8? I ask because I was thumbing through a semi outdated coin book (2000 coin world) and they have a section dedicated to oddities, One of the oddities described are 1975 pennies struck in aluminum, Says they were testing better methods of making cents. The book says only 66 were made and that the mint first denied any were mad but later was only released by the mint because of the freedom of information act when someone was researching St Gauden Coins in 1996. Book also says the reason this was happening, The Aluminum cents was because in 1973 the copper price was rising up and above what the value of the cent coin was so they were trying to find new metals instead of copper. In 1974 and 75 they toyed with aluminum and steel cents minting 1,579,324 1974 cents in aluminum and 66 1975 cents in aluminum. Book also says one of these coins is now in the smithsonian. The others were destroyed except for 1 which was given to Coin World by a collector to examine in 1994. Not sure how accurate any of that is but that's the basic jist of what the book says. lol Steve Try this http://uspatterns.com/uspatterns/p2084.html |
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Try this
http://uspatterns.com/uspatterns/p2084.html OK, Book never mentioned that last part. lol Think I had better learn when to quit. lol Steve |
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