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Valued Member
United States
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I found a 2009 d copper penny. It weighs the same as a copper penny. I've weighed all my other 2009s and they weigh 2.5. I Did some research and they say the only coppers were in proof sets, but mine is not a proof.
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
64 Posts |
Yeah it weighs 3.1 and my others are 2.5
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Pillar of the Community
United States
529 Posts |
There were some copper ones in the mint set (not proof set). The satin finish ones.
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Valued Member
United States
64 Posts |
Sorry it is not a Denver mint, it has no mint mark so I assume it's philly.   |
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Valued Member
United States
404 Posts |
Can you post close up pics?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As scstrawn mentioned, it's likely from the 2009 uncirculated coin set.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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WOW... They only made 784,614 of those sets. That is quite a find!
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,300,000 nickels searched in five years! Already have found THREE complete Jefferson sets!
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United States
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Yes, all of the US Mint Sets issued that year had 95% copper cents instead of zinc. Nice find.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2421 Posts |
I've got all of my 2009-D cents (maybe 2,000 or so) in a box... and the 100 or so 2009 Philly cents in a couple of tubes... guess I will have to weigh them in hopes of finding these!
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,300,000 nickels searched in five years! Already have found THREE complete Jefferson sets!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There were satin coppers issued as far back as 2005, similar minages. Those will be the keys to LMC series. Get 'em while you can! |
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United States
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There were satin coppers issued as far back as 2005 Satin Zincolns were in the Mint Sets, not coppers. The collector-version 2009s are the only copper cents issued since 1982.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Satin Zincolns were in the Mint Sets, not coppers. Thank You! I'm really glad you caught and corrected that! I could have sworn that the pre-bicentennial satins were coppers/bronze. I'm not sure where I read that but it was likely from another incorrect author. Had you not read that, there's no telling how many people would have repeated it. And thanks for not calling it "fake news". That phrase is really starting to get to me. 
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New Member
United States
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I also found a 2009 D penny weighing 3.1g! Also not in a mint or proof set. Does it still maintain its value since its been in circulation?
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United States
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also found a 2009 D penny weighing 3.1g! Also not in a mint or proof set. Nice finds and  to the Community! Quote:
Does it still maintain its value since its been in circulation? Not full value, but it is still 95% copper and worth more than one cent.
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Valued Member
United States
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What's the trivia for 2009, 20 different pennies minted?
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Posted 03/29/2017 10:02 pm
