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I personally consider any grade AU or MS to be a keeper for 1959-82. Zinc cents are a ticking time bomb--all of them will succumb to carbon spots or zinc bubbles, whether that process will take decades or centuries. Carbon spots used to be a major problem with zinc cents up until maybe 2013 or 14, when they seemed to have found a wash that mitigated the problem somewhat. I wouldn't keep any zinc cent with any visible problems... they will only get worse.
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The composition change happened in November of 1982. All coins made after 1983 are zinc (except for like 5 known 1983 cents struck in 95% copper). All cents 1959-1981 are copper, and almost all (90-95%) of 1982 are as well.
Copper will ring if you give it a "heads or tails" toss. Zinc just gives out a thud.
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Some 1982 are copper some are zinc. Keep the highest grade you find and upgrade those with higher grades as you find them. I also keep any that have above average eye appeal. John1  |
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Jo - same as above. At the start, I saved thousands of coins but as you roll search, you'll continue to add to the hoard. After reading here at CCF, I changed up; started only keeping AU or better coins for some dates, BU coins for others. Try to find the problem free coins where possible. And as noted about the zinc cents (Zincolns as they are sometimes referred to as) will continue to degrade with exposure to environmental conditions. Tiny splits in the copper plating will result in a compromised coin. As you search cents, you'll see the many splits by the vertices of sharp angles between devices and the fields. The copper is so stretched there that it splits readily exposing the zinc to the air and moisture; the two great enemies of Zincolns.
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Oh I was hoarding 1982 and older but I decided to only keep some key dates & doubled die errors. Oh & all wheaties!
I really need to get a book and study more (online & otherwise) about the grading, so that I don't waste my time keeping ones that I shouldn't keep in the first place.
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And Finn thank you for sharing the tip about the ringing vs the thud!
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any 2015 D minted with proof-like appearances you should keep. there are a LOT this year!
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Good point Jo - I was speaking mainly about LMCs above. I keep all LWCs too and just about any grade on a variety/error I'm looking for.
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@Finn - is it possible to get an AU or better in rolls from my bank? I don't think that I did in the first 6 that I got last week....but what do I know about such things? Very little!
@ChildOfTheWheat - why 2015 D's?
@John1 - will you please upload a pic or two of cents that are "above average eye appeal" so I can get a better idea of what you're referencing.
I'm a visual learner. And I would greatly appreciate it!
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@ChildOfTheWheat - why 2015 D's? This year Last year  the environmental conditions at the Denver mint produced coins with "proof like" appearances. If you have a MS-67, or up, with proof like appearances, send it to NGC and sell it on ebay. MS-68 PL's tend to sell for $300 ish! Note: the Homestead quarters also tend to be very PL... Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they were minted late 2014, early 2015? |
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You're saying that I may find PL 2015 D cents in bank rolls?
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Yeah, you might. I think I have a box of 2015 D's around here somewhere, ill crack a few rolls and see if I find one myself...
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Well, I did find some PL cents... I grabbed one out of the roll, but it was the first one so I think it may have toned a bit... Anyways, its not a very strong PL like the rest, not to mention I took bad pics... Anyways, they are out there 2015 PL Cent   The roll looks pretty cool  Heres what a homestead PL looks like (again, not super good pics)    |
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These look sweet!! Thank you for sharing!
I'll post pics of the 2015 D's that I found.
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