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The core is 99.2% zinc and .8% copper with a 100% copper plating. The overall composition is 97.5% zinc 2.5% copper. Duh, I see that now. I just checked the Red Book.  Thank you for the clarification. I will get the ambiguity corrected on the Coin Facts page.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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They are flammable under high heat. My brother put one in his small kiln thinking he would enamel it. It caught fire with an intense green flame and he couldn't put it out.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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"Zincoln" is also a bit of a derisive term as well- they are very prone to galvanic corrosion between the copper and zinc which causes a Zincoln to rot away to dust  Bronze/brass Lincolns have a lifespan measured in decades while a Zincoln lifespan may only be measured in years(or months if it gets tossed in one of those wishing well fountains  ) |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The core is 99.2% zinc and .8% copper with a 100% copper plating. The overall composition is 97.5% zinc 2.5% copper.
So then why doesn't everyone call the pre 82 cents something like Coppcolns? Or Lincoppers? Or Lincops?  And I wonder if that so called 100% Copper plating isn't really .999 % Copper. So then what? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Because of the coincidence of the first four letters of the two words Linc and Zinc. A Zinc Lincoln, is a Zincoln.
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Because of the coincidence of the first four letters of the two words Linc and Zinc. A Zinc Lincoln, is a Zincoln.
But that is ignoring the Copper Plating. Therefore they should be called Copzincoln. |
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Pillar of the Community
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justcarl, sometimes you're funny...but today  |
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Because of the coincidence of the first four letters of the two words Linc and Zinc. A Zinc Lincoln, is a Zincoln.
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But that is ignoring the Copper Plating. Therefore they should be called Copzincoln. Or they could be Zincolners |
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Oh my... I can't get rid of my zincolns fast enough...
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Bedrock of the Community
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Or they could be Zincolners
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justcarl, sometimes you're funny...but today See it's contagiious. |
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Pillar of the Community
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But that is ignoring the Copper Plating. Therefore they should be called Copzincoln. How about [cop]zincoln[/cop]? Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Pillar of the Community
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See it's contagiious So is mad cow disease..but it's still not funny  |
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What's not funny is how few of these are ganna be around in 20 years. I keep all the higher grade/problem free Zincolns. Better "investment" than hoarding copper-IMHO
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How about Zincoplns. I dunno.. just call 'em crap. |
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What's not funny is how few of these are ganna be around in 20 years. I keep all the higher grade/problem free Zincolns. Better "investment" than hoarding copper-IMHO
In twenty years more than 99.9% of the 1984-D mintage will be completely gone or in a corroded state. This will still leave so many coins that they will be considered common but gems will still be rare and nice choice uncs will have become scarce. Even typical uncs won't be seen very often and most examples will be VF to AU and unattractive. Nice pleasing coins will be uncommon in any grade. Attrition will remain high but be starting to plummet. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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