1983 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Brass Or Other Metal?

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Kman Pillar of the Community Canada 933 Posts	Posted 12/18/2011 7:40 pm Here is a 1983 found when I emptied out a roll it stood out completely, with its extreme shine and gold colour compared to the rest of the coins. look at it with the brightest/shiniest coins of all different ages, it is still the brightest and very gold/brass looking compared to the rest. any thoughts Report this Post to the Staff

RollSeeker Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 12/18/2011 8:39 pm I would weight it if possible. Also looks to be potentially plated, but it's a little hard to tell with the lighting. Report this Post to the Staff
Kman Pillar of the Community Canada 933 Posts	Posted 12/18/2011 10:18 pm here's a few more pics all pretty mint coins. I don't have that kind of a scale but will see if I can get it weighed tomorrow. Edited by Kman 12/18/2011 10:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 05:23 am Color is a very environmentally subjective thing on cents. Using color alone to determine composition is purely guessing. Weighing the coin is the only way you will know whether it has the correct composition. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 07:07 am What would the weight be for a brass plated cent? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 08:03 am A brass plated cent would weigh the same thing as a copper plated cent...essentially. The difference may be a tenth of a gram or less, which is within the normal tolerance of weight. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 08:26 am So you can't tell the difference between a brass plated and a copper plated cent by weight. What is the best way to determine between the two? Thanks, John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Kman Pillar of the Community Canada 933 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 11:28 am It weighs exactly 2.6 grams Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 12:35 pm Quote: The difference may be a tenth of a gram or less, which is within the normal tolerance of weight. More likely closer to .01 grams. The copper plating on a cent weighs about .05 grams. To give it a good yellow brass color you replace 20% of the copper with zinc. So that is .01 grams times 7.13/8.96 (to account for the difference in weight between copper and zinc) and you get .007 grams lighter in weight. Report this Post to the Staff
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1983 LMC Brass Or Other Metal?