1956 steel penny 0

[Juanda7777]

Hello! Am kind of excited I was going through some penny rolls this morning and I found this pink penny My first thought was to remove the paint so I let it soak on ketchup for 4 hours and with a tooth brush zI started to cleaned and is a steel penny from 1956! I stop cleaning because I don’t want to damage it! Any idea on how to remove the paint?

[Just Bob]

What makes you think it is steel? Is it strongly attracted to a magnet?

[Juanda7777]

Yes it is!

[bsshog40]

The pictures look like a copper cent to me. I don't see anything that makes me believe it's a steel cent. 

[Juanda7777]

I try it with a magnet and sticks to it! Just like the 1943!

[JKK]

I don't know what the crapulation is, that light green stuff, but the chances of that being a steel cent are right up there with my chances of getting pregnant.

[Juanda7777]

Completely sticks to the magnet

[Juanda7777]

17 minutes ago, JKK said:

I don't know what the crapulation is, that light green stuff, but the chances of that being a steel cent are right up there with my chances of getting pregnant.

I don’t really know that much about coins or planchets or years that can be possible either than if a guy  can get pregnant I just go through for boxes of coins a day and from you tube videos and you guys I been learning! Thanks to all of you for you help! If I knew before that collecting coins was this fun I would have started 20 years ago!

[JKK]

30 minutes ago, Juanda7777 said:

I don’t really know that much about coins or planchets or years that can be possible either than if a guy  can get pregnant I just go through for boxes of coins a day and from you tube videos and you guys I been learning! Thanks to all of you for you help! If I knew before that collecting coins was this fun I would have started 20 years ago!

I think it's great that you are collecting and going through coins, don't get me wrong. Life as an editor has taught me to be blunt, though, and I think it is the kindest way and the most respectful in that it doesn't talk down. I figure anyone able to ask the question is ready to hear an honest answer.

I'm not saying it couldn't be steel. What I will say is that if it were, it would be a seismic event from a discovery standpoint, like finding a handwritten letter from George Washington in the floorboards of an old house. That, I think, is about as probable as my theoretical pregnancy.

[JT2]

OH sorry about that i was doing some welding and a little slag fell on it