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Beverly Roberts
March 22, 2018
Hi,
I'm new to the collecting world and have some questions... It seems like this is a good place to get answers so...
I have 2 1936 wheat pennies that have no mint mark. What does that indicate? Also, I have a 1955 wheat penny that's silver in color. It weighs 3 grams exactly according to my scale that goes up to tenths and I've attached a couple of pictures, sorry for the blurriness. Thanks in advance...
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No mint mark means that the coin was minted in Philadelphia. You can read more about mintmarks here: https://coinvalues.com/library/mintmarks.
Your penny might be silver due to contact with certain chemicals. Turning pennies from copper-color to silver and gold is actually a popular chemistry trick. It also could have been struck on a steel planchet. 1955 was a special year for Wheat Pennies. You can read more about them here: https://coinvalues.com/wheat-pennies/1955
Your penny might be silver due to contact with certain chemicals. Turning pennies from copper-color to silver and gold is actually a popular chemistry trick. It also could have been struck on a steel planchet. 1955 was a special year for Wheat Pennies. You can read more about them here: https://coinvalues.com/wheat-pennies/1955
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