Golbs Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Hey, new here. I have a 1976 British 1 pence coin that is silver instead of bronze. It looks like any other penny in every way except for colour, It is definitely not painted or coated. I've looked online for anything similar and came across this article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201445/Grandmothers-rare-silver-1p-piece-net-thousands.html My coin looks exactly like the one in that link. Is the article a load of bs or do i have a coin worth a lot of money? I can't upload photos now, but can tomorrow. Does anyone know anything about this particular coin? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 I suspect it's something done as a school experiment or similar. I see dozens of these each year where people use zinc sulphate to alter the colour of the coins. Here's an example: http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-Copper-Pennies-into-Silver-and-Gold-Chemistr/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britcoin Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 Or perhaps it is copper-nickel in composition as these are known & have a few off metal strikes. I also have one that appears to be plated with vanadium, or some other such silver-appearing metal. Weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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