is this a 1penny copper plating error please help

[stoll 0]

hi all im new to all this, but i have a coin in my change with what i believe is a copper plating error.

i havent realy got a clue but been trying to research with no joy.

this is a 2001 1penny uk, magnetic as i tested it, with slight multy tone aswell as some of the balls are flat underneath the number1. maybe a misprint

any help is more then none and i would very much appreciate it. cheers

[Peckris 579]

hi all im new to all this, but i have a coin in my change with what i believe is a copper plating error.

i havent realy got a clue but been trying to research with no joy.

this is a 2001 1penny uk, magnetic as i tested it, with slight multy tone aswell as some of the balls are flat underneath the number1. maybe a misprint

any help is more then none and i would very much appreciate it. cheers

Modern "bronze" is just copper-plated steel. You have one where the copper plating has not taken, yes. Interesting curio, so hang on to it if you like it. (Don't make retirement plans though )

[stoll 0]

hi all im new to all this, but i have a coin in my change with what i believe is a copper plating error.

i havent realy got a clue but been trying to research with no joy.

this is a 2001 1penny uk, magnetic as i tested it, with slight multy tone aswell as some of the balls are flat underneath the number1. maybe a misprint

any help is more then none and i would very much appreciate it. cheers

Modern "bronze" is just copper-plated steel. You have one where the copper plating has not taken, yes. Interesting curio, so hang on to it if you like it. (Don't make retirement plans though )

nice 1 but a shame i cant retire yet hahaha. thank you for the info. any chance you would know the value of this coin?

[Peckris 579]

hi all im new to all this, but i have a coin in my change with what i believe is a copper plating error.

i havent realy got a clue but been trying to research with no joy.

this is a 2001 1penny uk, magnetic as i tested it, with slight multy tone aswell as some of the balls are flat underneath the number1. maybe a misprint

any help is more then none and i would very much appreciate it. cheers

Modern "bronze" is just copper-plated steel. You have one where the copper plating has not taken, yes. Interesting curio, so hang on to it if you like it. (Don't make retirement plans though )

nice 1 but a shame i cant retire yet hahaha. thank you for the info. any chance you would know the value of this coin?

1 penny, I think you said?

[copper123 1,485]

probably been in acid

[stoll 0]

probably been in acid

if in acid i would have imagined the whole coin to be affected not just a liitle bit as shown. as acid makes a mess of anything

[Gary1000 41]

probably been in acid

if in acid i would have imagined the whole coin to be affected not just a liitle bit as shown. as acid makes a mess of anything

Acid will affect all areas equally so the thin areas will go first, but you will retain a surprising amount of definition

[Peter 615]

Most of us on here are on acid

[Peckris 579]

Most of us on here are on acid

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[Sword 1,469]

probably been in acid

if in acid i would have imagined the whole coin to be affected not just a liitle bit as shown. as acid makes a mess of anything

Acid will affect all areas equally so the thin areas will go first, but you will retain a surprising amount of definition

Putting a penny into concentrated nitric acid is a fun school "experiment". The copper gets oxidised leaving the steel penny behind. If done properly, you will end up with a very nice steel penny with the details of the coin preserved. If you are in a bit of a hurry and put a load of pennies in (with some on top of others), you often end up with patches of copper on the pennies. (However, poisonous brown fumes are produced in the process and it is not something to try at home!)

[stoll 0]

yah thanks for the advise and believe i aint into chemicals so im not the one to do this.

dont kow bout the whole acid thing on this one. but apreciate the comments

cheers

[DaveG38 405]

probably been in acid

if in acid i would have imagined the whole coin to be affected not just a liitle bit as shown. as acid makes a mess of anything

Acid will affect all areas equally so the thin areas will go first, but you will retain a surprising amount of definition

Putting a penny into concentrated nitric acid is a fun school "experiment". The copper gets oxidised leaving the steel penny behind. If done properly, you will end up with a very nice steel penny with the details of the coin preserved. If you are in a bit of a hurry and put a load of pennies in (with some on top of others), you often end up with patches of copper on the pennies. (However, poisonous brown fumes are produced in the process and it is not something to try at home!)

Dinitrogen Tetroxide - N2O4

Edited November 18, 2012 by DaveG38

[VickySilver 830]

Ummm, 12 molar HCl can get you an explosion with a penny dropped in it. How do i know? Uhhh, don't ask!