Coin and Paper Money Collecting/Silver Penny 1994

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Expert: - 7/27/2009


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I have a silver penny, that is dated 1994. It also has a small D stamped on it. I was wondering if this was a fluke, or mistake, or if possibly it's worth anything? If you could take the time to look into it I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks

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Kacey,

Without seeing the coin, I can only offer two possible explanations :

1) It's an unfinished planchet error -- the zinc blank did not get its coating of copper -- worth about a dollar.

2) It's been plated, with silver, zinc, nickel, or some other silvery-looking metal -- no collector value.

I hope this helps,

Dan

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