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wz1f Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 11/06/2011 4:03 pm Need help. Does the 1983 penny on the right look like a Brass Planchet? It is a greenish bronze color. Sorry its the best picture I can do. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/07/2011 07:48 am It does look more yellow then copper to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
wz1f Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 11/07/2011 09:56 am thank you for the reply. It is very hard to get a good picture of the color but there is a big difference from the normal copper color. Thank you again. Report this Post to the Staff
VioletBerserker Valued Member United States 57 Posts	Posted 11/07/2011 10:39 am Maybe it's just the toning? Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19968 Posts	Posted 11/07/2011 12:08 pm Very common for this issue....definately brass. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Xxavier Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 11/10/2011 4:52 pm How can one tell the difference between a real brass plated and the experiment penny? Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 11/11/2011 03:43 am Do brass planchets demand a premium? I have several from my roll searching? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 11/11/2011 07:16 am Makes me think: Did any of the U.S. Mints execute orders for coins for foreign Countries around this time, for example, the Philipines? IF this coin is of a wrong planchet metal, (I am not saying it is), one of the most common causes is that a foreign planchet got mixed up in the production of this coin. The British Royal Mint executes many orders for coin for foreign country circulation. I have a small number of error off metal strikes from The Royal Mint, where foreign country planchets are the reason for the off metal strikes. Although rare, in my experience, they are not as rare as some may think. Report this Post to the Staff
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