How to Make Gold Pennies!

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Title	:	How to Make Gold Pennies!
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I'd love to hear from you! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think brGot an idea for a video or experiment? Let me know!brThanks for watching! - Craig
Comment from : @BealsScience

Since pennies minted after 1982 are actually just copper-plated zinc, why is it necessary to add zinc in the first place? Is there a way to "silverize" a penny without adding more zinc?
Comment from : @Spindrift

What could you do with some clad Nicole's
Comment from : @andrewjackson6903

❤😅
Comment from : @colinbrowndiy4135

I am to scared to try sell them but I mite try
Comment from : @colinbrowndiy4135

Couldn't you take it a step further with electrolysis and actually plate the zinc with gold or does it need to be a more valuable metal like silver? brOr can you plate directly to the copper?
Comment from : @brandonowens282

You don’t need a silver bath Just add a little silver to calcium carbonate (chalk) and photographic hypo (sodium thiosulfate) and water as a white paste Wearing latex gloves dab a soft cloth into the paste and rub the penny … it will quickly silver plate the copper
Comment from : @markosterman419

Fun fact, if you heat a penny with a light long enough it will turn gold
Comment from : @DustyDpoe

If you cut in in half what’s will be the colour inside gold or copper or silver ?
Comment from : @aryehelectricalltd7247

Hello What zinc chloride did you use? Awesome video!!
Comment from : @Leo-dw3fr

i try witjout the zinc turnd kinda gold with a little red and blue
Comment from : @user-qc6yq1jh4j

Wen I was a kid I saw someone do this as a demonstration at the brMuseum of Science and Industry In Chicago
Comment from : @stephenm8100

Is it real gold
Comment from : @alexismojica7956

My question is: since a penny is just zinc coated in a thin layer of copper, why couldn't you just heat the penny enough to create an alloy? Why must you add zinc to the penny outside of the copper to create the alloy when there is already zinc under the copper?brI understand that it doesn't work, I've tried But can someone explain to me why
Comment from : @mdscownz

We are a home school family in Texas, and we LOVE Beals Science! I show your videos in our co-op science classes, and they are always a hit (I taught Physical Science 2 years ago and am currently teaching Chemistry) This lab, however, is venturing outside the science lab and is being done this week as a demonstration for my son's high school speech class :)brbrHis pennies turned out great, and he is absolutely nuts about Chemistry! Thanks for making great content and inspiring kids to keep learning!!
Comment from : @sheilakraus9840

Good sir
Comment from : @muniappans9824

Muy bien, hay que ver si con ese procedimiento, la moneda no pierde su valor
Comment from : @cesarm5218

A1
Comment from : @user-xh7en9ps7i

I came from Trash Taste’s podcast featuring Nile Red, and tbh in school I hated chemistry, but I just realize how captivating it can be
Comment from : @eve_______

can the zinc chloride be substituted with sodium hydroxide?
Comment from : @malachipg7576

Surely I can't be the only one that came from the NileRed podcast episode, now I follow in his footsteps
Comment from : @ensuredchaos8098

Just got one but the gold flakes off almost like it's painted But silver color underneath
Comment from : @jgonyo3034

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Comment from : @Rakeshkumar-ly8xv

I have a 1 cent 1892
Comment from : @usateo3150

Yo tengo varias monedas de colección para vender quizá alguna persona este interesada no conozco mucho sobre el tema gracias por su información
Comment from : @gloriagutierrez9484

Buenas tardes desde Colombia por favor en español quiero ver y oír el vídeo muchas gracias 🤗
Comment from : @gloriagutierrez9484

I have 1967 coin were I go to sell this two coin
Comment from : @arielquizon3442

I have 1970
Comment from : @ramazanikasindi2860

Good idea sir you are very lucky and I have huge collection of these pennies how I can send you tnx
Comment from : @amirshah2824

Penny 1993 1981 how much value
Comment from : @samueldiva7956

Y mis químicos no dañan tus monedas
Comment from : @roseliosanchez9344

El mejor limpieza los tengo Yo La lupa casas monedas desde República Dominicana
Comment from : @roseliosanchez9344

I thought pennies were copper plated zinc? does this work with nickles dimes and quarters?
Comment from : @thewhizard

I do have one Lincoln gold penny from 1992 mint mark D
Comment from : @jaimerodriguez3559

Are you like old coins
Comment from : @gulzarahmad7997

ЗДАВСТВУЙТЕ Я ИЗ РОССИИ ВЫ МОГЛИ - БЫ ПО РУССКИЙ ОБЯСНИТЬ СВОЙ ОПЫТ , ДЛЯ МЕНЯ ЭТО ОЧЕНЬ ВАЖНО ПОЖАЛУСТА СПАСИБО
Comment from : @user-wb6yz1ci2i

It's not cool Because I found 2 of them and had them for years and found out people do this crap Thanks buddy
Comment from : @killuminatepeacefulness3948

How long does it last and will it change color touching the metal everyday?
Comment from : @HappyJJ333

How did the penny from 2015 he held up work in this experiment? It wouldn't be real copper, just coated
Comment from : @williamhatfield1094

Heat is the souls of life
Comment from : @ericpham7871

Electroplating will turn penny into non-corrosive gold penny
Comment from : @ericpham7871

Like the 1983 D you had with zinc, there are some worth thousands of dollars
Comment from : @coin_addiction7167

Man oh man I really hope people arent changing the VALUABLE CENTS to this There are some worth 15 million! Before you do this, check the values on it!
Comment from : @coin_addiction7167

Cool
Comment from : @sionsarker5642

I have a 1944 penny need to be zinc color
Comment from : @rodjackxiel

We did this way back (1995-ish) in high school chemistry class, BUT, we used much more toxic chemicals This method seems a lot safer and easier to do at home I was able to get all of the supplies on Amazon and the only tricky thing to find was the Zinc Chloride, but I was able to order that online alsobrbrWe made a bunch of 'silver' and 'gold' pennies for my nieces and nephews today after Christmas Eve brunch; they are all age 4-10, and they REALLY loved it It was a great activity to keep them out of the living room after present opening so the 'real' adults could clean up and let Uncle Paul play mad scientist in the kitchenbrbrOne of them in particular wants to do more of this - she's asking about copper plating quarters and nickels and other coins, so that we can do the process in reverse to 'gold' those up too She's one of the younger ones, too - I think she has potential in a STEM field when she gets olderbrbrThe kids found the sizzle sound when quenching the brass pennies into the distilled water a lot more satisfying than the nothing much that happened when the 'silver' pennies came out But, they still decided to keep almost half of the pennies as silver-colored, which was coolbrbrAnyway thanks for the very instructive video I like this method a lot better than the way I learned to do this in the '90's and it DEFINITELY works, and my nieces and nephews were very impressed, and seemed to have a really great time
Comment from : @paulbrickler

Could I bake the pennies in an oven to get them to the brass phase? Like if I wanted to do a batch of pennies instead of doing them over a flame one by one?
Comment from : @semirgj

We made these in science but I couldn't remember what we did I lost my penny
Comment from : @trulydraws4307

It’s real or fake gold?
Comment from : @vicblaze8323

aw so I guess this gold penny I found is really nothing 😂 still fun though 🤷‍♀️ I’ll keep it
Comment from : @shannonfilialunae1359

Wow
Comment from : @lukellalee6229

Peny(singular)brPence(plural)😉
Comment from : @masteraxolotl1050

HOW TO GET SWATTED FOR DEFACING US CURRENCY! Better be carefull, this is against the law
Comment from : @speedyracer5848

Will these work with modern pennies?
Comment from : @TXLionHeart

Please give me a massafe sur thayiyy
Comment from : @marvintadefa1251

Are you buying like that? I have 9 pearsDo you want to buy me sir? Im a Filipino i hope you can help me se thesa coins Thankyouu very much
Comment from : @marvintadefa1251

Real plate dip
Comment from : @internalinjectiontrulyhere6182

It was real gold
Comment from : @omsahu8849

I found an unplated zinc penny
Comment from : @jamesholden9540

I found Poseidon’s demigod, he lives in 2011 in NYC, I live in miami in 2021
Comment from : @justingonzalez2035

Does it matter if the coins are older than 1982 because of the different composition?
Comment from : @user-gm1yj9hr4r

Hi, is silver color is permanent or temporary? and is the silver color on the penny surface only,? and the penny from inside still has his own original color?
Comment from : @BasemKazah

Wait isn’t this illegal to do
Comment from : @user-yo7lj9px5o

Leave these around the city and make people's day thinking they found a lucky penny
Comment from : @FinalConsensus

This is great!
Comment from : @lettymoore3714

Can u do this with a 50 cent coin?
Comment from : @albertocisneros3934

At a restaurant I got a $2 bill and 2 gold quarters as my change I will always keep it and I do now XD love the content
Comment from : @jdawgvlog3619

Y&j
Comment from : @burkeshires4022

But what about equivalent exchange?!
Comment from : @RoyalKnightVIII

I found a "Gold Penny" 17 years ago as a kid in circulation I gave it to a friend But I always remembered that penny xD
Comment from : @broderickgk

Does this work with iron or steelbrAfter planting electroplating with copper
Comment from : @user-uj3zf1xx4e

Why does the zinc migrate when heated? I'm also curious what exactly the zncl2 does to help the penny get coated I've also seen the experiment done with NaOH -- assuming it gets Zn ions into solution but am not positive brI also would love some explanation on how alloys work it seems counter intuitive that metals (typically + ions?) are attracted and bond to one another
Comment from : @chopkins509

Why do you keep calling them gold pennies when they are brass coated pennies? Why do you keep calling the zinc coated pennies silver? It is very misleading and not very scientific Just be honest I was looking on how to actually plate with silver, not pretend to do it
Comment from : @mcockerham2003

This is Really Actual India's Gold
Comment from : @ashokkapoor8619

I found a gold penny today
Comment from : @pandas4240

Is it still legal currency or will some employee yell at me for giving them "fake" currency
Comment from : @liberty1425

@Beals Science It worked for me, but after a few hours, they get copper spots and almost completely turn back into copper Why do you think is that?
Comment from : @PANOS5656

Thats cool
Comment from : @thatcuteblackcateclipse560

this is sick
Comment from : @ceceliaehehee

Other versions of the experiment use lye What is the difference since I'd rather not use anything corrosive?
Comment from : @Platoqp

Mga bosconian nga gabuhat sa science musta man
Comment from : @originalgt4558

Great Idea! Will it also work for steel coins?
Comment from : @mohammedmohiuddin8847

put a magnet up to your coins
Comment from : @unknownintp2994

Can we change new quarter dollar to become shiny gold color?
Comment from : @hyusu50

Where do you get zinc? Home Depot?
Comment from : @andyshsu

How to make original gold and silver in hindi
Comment from : @riteshpatil5093

Thank you Craig for making cool videos like this that are fun to watch, done well with exceptional quality, and educational; you and all the other youtubers that make these videos Thank you! Awesome content!
Comment from : @cagdascevrim69

I remember the saying in class too! NO ZINC IN THE SINK! That zinc is bad down the drain , it’ll clog up drainsI think Just a PSA
Comment from : @Zbone76