mikeyv Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Hello all, Was going through coins of my fathers and found this. I was hoping someone could tell me about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 yours is plated and not a real steel penny, steel pennies were made in 1943 only anything made after 1943 is copper/zinc mixture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyv Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Thanks for your response, that what I thought too, but it picks up with magnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyv Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Good morning Corina, I'm still puzzled by this, is the zinc sticking the magnet ? Don't mean to be a pest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 here is the info on the steel penny i could find https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent your penny most likely nickel-plated and will weakly stick to a magnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Pennies minted before 1982 are exclusively copper which means they'll stick to a magnet, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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