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silverback New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 03/29/2017 9:47 pm what is the best way to determine the difference. can it be done by weight or visual ? Thanks Silverback Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/29/2017 10:04 pm Weight, 2.Some like me before I had a scale used a popsickle stick teeter-totter Like Druu said, even have to check the 82D small dates since there's just been one copper one found and certified. May be other unknowns out there! And to think I just bank dumped my old 82 rolls because got tired of saving and needed some cash in the account! Edited by Crazyb0 03/29/2017 10:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 03/29/2017 10:31 pm Yep, you need to weigh them. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 03/29/2017 10:34 pm If you look at enough you can develop an eye for seeing the difference but that will not always work - some will fool you! The zinc cent should be 2.5g and the copper cent 3.11g give or take. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
mvl9591 Valued Member United States 110 Posts	Posted 03/30/2017 02:56 am I bounce the 1982 cents on a counter or wooden table. The copper rings, the zinc thuds. Try it with a cent from before 1982 and a cent from after 1982 to hear the difference. Report this Post to the Staff
PlumCrazy814 Pillar of the Community United States 882 Posts	Posted 03/30/2017 04:04 am I think you have to have very good ears to hear the difference. Digital scale is the best way. It also helps you weed out others. I found a badly corroded steelie last week. it was so bad that I only caught it by weight because I thought it was a zinc basket case but weighed a bit heavy. Rust to my eyes looks reddish. Couldn't read the date until I applied a little acid and copper brush. Of course, the magnet was a dead give away but I still had some fun <gasp> cleaning. Report this Post to the Staff
pocketchange2 Valued Member United States 110 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 10:29 pm Heat it up to 788 deg F? If it's copper, you'll have a beautifully toned 1982 copper. If it's a Zincoln, you'll have a puddle. Report this Post to the Staff
Benja Valued Member United States 186 Posts	Posted 04/03/2017 8:53 pm Flip it with your thumbnail. If it rings until you catch it again, it's copper, but if it just thuds or rings then stops then it's zinc. Report this Post to the Staff
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