2009 Lincoln Penny Cabin All Silver

I have 2009 D Lincoln cabin penny that is all silver. Is this an error?

 

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Sounds interesting.

Can you weight it? Can you post a picture of it?

 

Yeah post a picture I would love to see it...

 

The most likely cause by far, is this very popular middle and high school chemistry experiment. After the interest runs down, they usually go into circulation. This video shows how to make silver and gold cents from normal ones. Fairly convincing.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1262456/make_a_gold_penny/
Weighing it would help to determine the metallic content.

Welcome to the forum!! We average about 1 silver or gold cent question a week I think.

Jim

 

This is my friend's coin and she found it in a new roll of pennies from the bank and it stood out. She will get it weighed and I will post a picture.

 

If it is from a new roll, you may have something there. Get it weighed to hundredth of a gram. Let us know

 

It depends on the coin service for the bank. Original bank rolls of the new coins sometimes have older coins mixed in the roll. Now if the roll comes in a Mint wrapped roll, the chances of a "biggie" are much better. Hope it really is something.

Jim

 

A photo would help.
DG is right at lest 1 silver looking cent per week if not more.

 

That's something I'd like to see. Not something the mint would produce.

 

My friend had the penny weighed. 2.5 g or .90 oz

 

That's a typical weight. Got a picture yet?

 

I have attached pictures of the penny front and back. Please let me know if anything else is needed?

 

Attached is the back of the penny.

 

I Have the same problem with the silver cabin. I got mine out of a US Mint roll LP2. Looks like when the coin was rolled the coin machine scraped the outer layer of the coin off and that leaves you the shiney cabin. It also has the circular scrape marks on the coin. Both ends of the roll was damaged by the coin roller.

 

It look like it still has the mint planchet wash on it to me.

 

So I should tell my friend that she can keep it but its not worth anything than .01?

 

Yes.
$$$$$ wroth not sure

 

Actually I would hang onto it until it's been determined that it is or is not truly an un-plated cent. Could be worth more.

 

Somebody silver plated it post mint damage.
JC

 

It is impossible to tell for sure if it is a cent planchet that missed the copper plating, or a post mint plating job with out close in hand examination by an expert. The pictures posted are good enough to tell it is not a case of a post mint stripping of th plating. If it is a post mint plating job then it is worth 1 cent. If it is actually a cent struck on a non-plated planchet then yes it does have some value. How much I'm not sure. I've seen non-plated cents run anywhere from $35 to $160 dollars.