I have this 1968D penny that's silver in color. I am new to this coin thing and I was curious if its worth anything....?
Hi there. Someone plated the coin with a metal. It is considered damage to collectors and is unfortunately worth only face value.
Might not be as rare as people say ? I have a silver 68 D penny too ? I've had it for a while so it couldnt be the same one she has . I've googled the penny and there is a lot of hits for silver 1968 d penny ? If it was a science experiment near her and near me , somehow both are 1968 D pennies ? What are the possible odds that out of several billion pennies in circulation now and two different science kids plate 1968 d without each others knowledge of the year and mint that was used ........
It's not rare. It's not silver. It is plated, it is damaged, it is worth 1 cent. Here is my gold plated one:
I own two plated cents myself. It’s actually very common for them to be plated. High school science experiments, curio display items, local plating shop checking his tank.... It goes on and on. You can even do it yourself in your kitchen. Do a YouTube search on plating coins. Yes, they are very common.
Here's a caution. If it feels greasy, don't touch it anymore. Could be coated with mercury and THAT'S toxic.
Do a search on here and you will find just about any imaginable year has been plated, some numerous times.
Well considering high schools have been doing those plating experiments for decades, and thousands of kinds were doing them in 68, 69, 70, 71.... etc, what are the chances that some of them used, at random, 1968 D cents? I'd think pretty good. I would think it would be much LESS likely that out of all those thousands of students over the years only two of them happened to use a 68 D.
