Silver 1983 D penny

hi i am needing some help i have a 1983 D penny that i silver with tiney specs of copper you can only see with a magnifying glass
the penny also has a barly visabule E in E Pulribud unum and states is kinda visabule and of is the same the coin
is in excelent condition except for those things

Can any one tell me what it is worth or in the ballpark of what its worth
and where i can get it authinacated if its worth any thing

 

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i just posted the photos if you need better ones just tell me

Rick

 

Post some photos....I'm betting that it was treated with acid and is damaged.

Speedy

 

if anyone can tell me how much its worth that would be helpful

 

heres a pic with the "errors" circled

 

OK....I'm no expret.....you will have to wait on Mike to see what the Expert says.....BUT I think its damaged....IMHO someone was playing with acid.

Speedy

 

US 10 mils IMHO.

 

It almost looks like an over baked penny that someone had played within a fire. I did an experiment with various coins not too long ago to see what my fireplace would do to them. A penny in a hot fire for a minute or so turned that color.

 

It has had the copper plating removed. It is just worth face value.

Charlie

 

It's not silver and that color is definately zinc. Copper was stripped from it and hence, a cent for a cent.

 

Thank you for lookin at my penny didnt know what it was

but at least i know what it is now

i gained knowlage about coins and i didnt loose anything so i came
out ahead so

Thanks

Rick

 

I agree that the copper plating was removed. Unplated zinc cents are devilishly difficult to authenticate. You need to start with one that is uncirculated and that retains mint luster. If the surface is rough or has microscopic bumps, it's probably been reverse electroplated or had the plating chemically stripped.

 

Not so fast....

This coin may be worth something...

As stated on coinsite.com,

"The 1983 cent is minted from zinc with a copper plating and it is not unusual to find an improperly made flan that is missing part of the copper layer. This type of error goes under the category of Laminations and is caused by gas or dirt getting trapped in the raw strip as it is rolled out. A full lamination like you describe, with none of the copper plating visible in nice grade could be worth $10-$20."

To access he site,

http://www.coinsite.com/content/cdanswers/cdarchive4a.asp

I also have a 1983 penny such as you described, but with no mint mark. Also, it appears to be struck on a nickel planchet. Does anyone have any info?

 

A cent could not be struck on a nickel planchet....so its a fake....you see the machines that mint the coins will only let the right size of planchet or smaller size planchet go in-between the dies...so if it was struck on a dime planchet it might be real but not a nickel.

Speedy

 

Hmmm..

Thanks Rick...seems awfully silly for someone to make a 1983 penny... I wouldn't, but there are some weird people out there...lol

Actually it is not as big as a nickel, but seems slightly bigger than a penny... I am trying to photograph, but you cannot see any detail... Does anyone have any tips for taking photos of coins?

Thanks,

rosalie

 

There have been a number of posts in the forum regarding pennies that are larger than normal in size. It is relatively easy to accomplish with a hammer and 2 pieces of hard leather. Will wait on the photos though

 

"83" D Penny

You might be on to somthing there because I have one with a altercation with the date and It appears to have a good bit of copper in the material.Scared to send off anymore.

 

I saw this at work a couple months ago and thought it was pretty cool..
couldn't figure out what caused it..

 

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