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shtudentt Pillar of the Community United States 738 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 1:13 pm hm Report this Post to the Staff
shtudentt Pillar of the Community United States 738 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 2:55 pm i think I see zinc showing on memorial building,but it may be just light playing Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 3:00 pm My Goodness I didn't mean to create such a fuss. I didn't realize there were only two others. It weighs 2.6 grams. It is missing a lot of metal from the damage. Is there another way to verify it is copper? Report this Post to the Staff
kakaratt77 Pillar of the Community United States 1414 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 3:16 pm Doesn't weigh enough to be 95% copper. Jeff Report this Post to the Staff
kakaratt77 Pillar of the Community United States 1414 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 3:17 pm Also, I don't think it's missing much metal, the metal just looks 'spread about'. Jeff Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 3:41 pm Call around to jewelry stores and ask if they have an XRF machine. You need to have it XRF'd immediately if possible. Are you going to the long beach or other large show soon? Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 3:58 pm with kakaratt on both counts Report this Post to the Staff
kakaratt77 Pillar of the Community United States 1414 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 4:02 pm Thanks Slamnbass! Jeff Report this Post to the Staff
shtudentt Pillar of the Community United States 738 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 4:03 pm with kakkarat to Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 4:16 pm Quote: It weighs 2.6 grams. If it were Copper it would weigh around 3.11 grams. The Copper plated Zinc cents weigh 2.5-2.6 grams. Bummer Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 4:35 pm Here is a 1983-D Zinc cent with similar damage. This one weighs 2.5 grams on my scale, but scales can vary. Report this Post to the Staff
shtudentt Pillar of the Community United States 738 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 4:48 pm i think XRF no needed,this one is regular copper plated cent,sorry,another good story is died Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 5:24 pm Ahhhh man. Oh well. Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 6:21 pm Darn. That would have been so great. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 05/31/2015 11:43 pm Sorry, I was called away. I had no idea of the value of a 83 copper penny. If I had, I would have made absolutely certain before posting. That being said, it looks to me like there could be .6 grams of metal missing on this cent. I'm not a mathematician but I believe that would be about one fifth of the total weight of a copper penny. This picture was cropped only- not edited for color or anything like that. As I look at the reverse where most of the metal was removed, I see no zinc. I see no evidence of zinc anywhere. I guess I'll have it checked. If it is copper, I certainly don't want to damage it any further. What exactly is a XRF machine? Report this Post to the Staff
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