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Valued Member
United States
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I bought a few of the 2009D Lincoln cents I had not found in circulation at a recent coin show (Whitman show in Baltimore). I thought I was purchasing regular circulation strike examples, but after further examination I thought the surfaces looked a bit different, especially when compared to a 2010D I also purchased at the same time. Each one only cost $0.50, another reason I figured they were regular, not satin strikes. Well, I decided to weigh them (in the 1.5x1.5 holders) and discovered while the 2010D was 4 grams, the 2009D's were all 4.5 grams. It looks like I was sold Satin strike copper instead of business strike zinc. Strange the dealer did not seem to be aware of this.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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there was some sort of copper to commemorate the original metal content in 2009 as well as business trike modern zincoln content.
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Valued Member
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Yes, exactly. The mint sets had copper versions of the original alloy instead of zinc for the circulation strikes. I was just surprised the dealer sold me copper mint set examples at $0.50 instead of zincolns.
Edited by iontyre
05/04/2014 12:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You might already know this-- that is the Capitol Building under construction not the White House.
-MV
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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$.50 for a 2009 Zincoln cent ?
He new it was a copper from a mint set ......
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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 He knew that satin finish equals 3.11 grams of copper. If it really did have the White House on the coin, it must have been before the design change.  Ben ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Valued Member
United States
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$0.50 for a pristine, unblemished zincoln that might well go ms-67 or more seems more than fair. The satin strikes are $5.00 - $15.00 in comparable condition in the price guides I have looked at. That's why I am surprised its a satin/copper. The 2010D I purchased (also unblemished high ms quality) was also $.50, and it IS a zincoln. If it had been slabbed, I'm sure it would have been several dollars, not fifty cents.
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05/04/2014 10:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Good fortune for you Ion - buy a lottery ticket for the Powerball (and remember me when you hit big!).
I'm always wondering what the Zincolns will be like after they turn 50. Many of the 82/83s that look shiny yet have the 'acne' when looked at up close. Will an MS collection today be an MS collection in 50 years? Copper strikes might be the only long term solution.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Something is wrong. 4.5 grams for the weight? WAY too high even for copper. I would be very suspicious of those weight results. Get that scale checked and re-weigh them.
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Valued Member
United States
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It was in the 1.5x1.5 holder with three staples, thus the increased weight. I compared it to a 2010D zincoln mounted the same way. The scale is fine, it shows 2.5 for zincolns and 3.1 for coppers unmounted.
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05/06/2014 1:41 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What does the 2010 D mounted Lincoln weigh? Does a 2X2 and three staples really weigh less than 1.4 grams?
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