Steel 1920 Wheat Penny?

[Annaw126]

I’ve also just come across a shiny silver 1920 penny; however, mine IS magnetic. The shininess of the silver color makes me pretty certain it’s a paint of some kind, but what kind of paint would make it magnetic?

(the paint looks chipped, revealing the copper coin, but I scratched at the “chip” and it the copper color scratched off the silver)

 

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[enamel7]

I’ve also just come across a shiny silver 1920 penny; however, mine IS magnetic. The shininess of the silver color makes me pretty certain it’s a paint of some kind, but what kind of paint would make it magnetic?

(the paint looks chipped, revealing the copper coin, but I scratched at the “chip” and it the copper color scratched off the silver)View attachment 1675661

This one's easy. It was nickel plated at some time in the past.

 

[pulltabfelix]

yep, we used to do that when the science teacher left the room. Amazing how we all handled and played with mercury back then. It would make a copper penny bright silver color. But I don't remember how long the silver color lasted bouncing around in our jeans pockets with marbles and fireballs.