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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I had to force myself to not save copper pennies... I just doubt we will ever get the go ahead to melt em down.
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Valued Member
United States
463 Posts |
Jan think about it though, if it goes over 3-4 cents each one day I bet they will change the law to allow melting them down + the smallest amount in large quantities can make a big difference. Most people dont realize how much little things can due, but one thing I will never due is go buy copper pennies over face value unless there wheats.
For example I have about $25 in rolls of copper pennies, all from bank/pocket change.
$25 in copper pennies = $55.26
Right there is double what I put in it and with that in my mind has some potential and one day could be worth more or just face and I'm fine with that.
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Moderator
 United States
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I keep all of the copper cents. Not to make money, but to protect them from those that would melt them if they could!  As for the 1982 cents, I have them all in one place. One day I will sort them out between copper and zinc. One day. Maybe.  |
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Valued Member
United States
54 Posts |
Zinc vs copper 1982s are really easy to identify. Just flip it like you would when calling heads or tails. Copper pennies will make a loud tinging sound. Zinc pennies don't. In my opinion the sound is much more distinctive when you do it that way than when you drop it on the table.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
838 Posts |
I've found two tricks that work well for me.
1. Instead of dropping on a table, I bounce the 1982 on a glass bottle. The sound is much more pronounced this way.
2. I also use weight. I mark a popsicle stick in two places (known copper and known zincoln) so as to just balance on the edge of a table when a sample is placed on the stick's end.
More importantly, check your 1983s this way too!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
968 Posts |
This won't help most of you, but good metal detectors (not cheap ones) can tell the difference between a zinc cent and a copper one. It is nice when I'm out detecting that I can pass over most zinc cents and not waste my time on them. I dig the coppers because they ring in the same range as dimes and because it just might be a wheat or older! Anyway, I don't collect copper cents for melt value, but if I did I'd probably just run my 82's one by one under the detector and sort them that way.
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Valued Member
United States
322 Posts |
Saruma, will metal detector tell different sound between Silver alloy
and Nickel? Please see my post about detecting Nickel mint Error.
Samuel tan
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Pillar of the Community
United States
968 Posts |
It should ring differently. Silver is a high conductor and nickel is a low conductor. A silver dime or quarter rings VERY differently from a normal nickel. My guess is that a War Nickel should ring somewhere in between. Unfortunately I'm really busy the next few days, but I'll try and test it out for you on some of my coins by this weekend and report back in your main thread. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:
Were some of the 1982 Lincoln Cents made of copper I sure get allot that look like they are copper? There are SEVEN varieties of the 1982 Lincoln Cent. (or 8 counting the Proof) Out of the Seven (8) varieties, here are the "Copper" ones.1982 Small Date Philly Copper
1982 Large Date Philly Copper
1982 Large Date Denver CopperAnd for the "hard to tell ones"....you could also "weigh" them. Edited by eaglefoot
05/04/2010 11:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
Although flipping them "heads or tails" style, popsicle sticks, and dropping them on the desk do work, a scale is a must for the numismatist. It removes the doubt and you can pick up a decent one for $10-20.
I would hate to "flip", or even worse, "bang" a 1983 copper coin and depend on the sound! No offense to those of you that do, just not my preference.
You'll also notice after looking at just a few hundred, that some (not all) of the zinc coins just stick out like a sore thumb. You'll know before you even drop them on the scale.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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OK we have 7 different 82's which I have. Now we are saying there are 2 1983's, copper and zinc? Do I have to start again   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
There are copper '83's, but they are extremely rare! Just a handful that managed to escape '82.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1053 Posts |
In 1982, they changed the copper to zinc.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2764 Posts |
I agree with BadThad (from what I heard from the dealers). I still have 1982 Small Date Zinc LMC for sell if anyone interested. |
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