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chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 04/07/2007 5:17 pm Here is an odd duck that I found while going through rolls. At first I thought it was a 1943? Zinc penny, but on further examination it was dated 1982. Then I thought that maybe it missed the copper plating stage but then there was something about its size. When compared to another Lincoln Cent it is a wee bit larger, and if you look at it sideview it is a wee bit warped. If it were a high denomination or rare coin I might think counterfeit but who would counterfit a penny? My last thought that it may be a peeny struck on the planchet of a foreign coin that got mixed up in the hopper. I know this happens at the Canadian Mint, but does the U.S. Mint produce coins for other countries? I know the Philadelphia Mint produced half of Canada's 1968 dimes. Any thoughts on this one. Edited by chrycopaul 04/07/2007 5:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Phoenix21 Valued Member United States 194 Posts	Posted 04/07/2007 6:33 pm IMHO, it looks like it was put in a vice or something and got squeezed. Which would explain the bumps and marks on it. But, what I don't get is it is a bit thick. So I don't know for sure, but my guess right now is post mint. But that is only my opinion. Phoenix Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 04/10/2007 04:24 am A vice wouldn't explain the lack of any copper plating though. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/10/2007 08:37 am It is not necessarily copper-plated zinc since it is a 1982- both zinc and copper cents were made that year. Have you weighed it? 3.11g for copper, 2.5g for zinc. Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 04/10/2007 1:36 pm I assume that since there is no copper present that if it were a true coin that it would have been a plated zinc coin that missed the plating process. The oddest part though is the size difference (You can see this in the photo of the 1993 penny ontop of the 1982) which leads me to believe that this is either a made up piece, or maybe one that was struck on a foreign planchet. Either way I will probably never know, but it makes a nice oddity to hang onto. Edited by chrycopaul 04/10/2007 1:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/10/2007 2:41 pm quote: I assume that since there is no copper present that if it were a true coin that it would have been a plated zinc coin that missed the plating process. You cannot assume that it is not copper without weighing it. The color is wrong for it to be zinc, it is much closer to a copper/bronze color. An accurate weight could easily determine what it is or is not. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 04/12/2007 10:11 am It has been messed with...it is not an error, and it didn't come from the mint that way. Exactly what DID happen to it is anybody's guess. Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 04/12/2007 5:08 pm I'm not even convinced that it was EVER at the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
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