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ive weight this penny and it weights about 2.5 grams and 2.6 grams, tell me what you think...zinc and copper?   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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a copper cent would weigh 3.1 grams, so I vote on it being zinc
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Bedrock of the Community
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Zinc is my vote as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's a small date zinc business strike from philly. Zinc will weigh appx. 2.3g and copper will weigh appx. 3.5g
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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@Redifin
Zinc cent = 2.5g*
Copper cent = 3.11g*
*with tolerable variation
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
Edited by spru
08/22/2017 11:59 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Appx. Means approximately-which means 'around' or 'thereabouts'. It's an educated estimate. Plus. I just weighed about 300 uncirculated copper 1982's and over half of them were 3-3.3g. Ultimately, a lot of coins are going to be off (up or down) a tenth or two-which is why I said appx. EDIT: tolerable variation = approximation  Edited by Redifin
08/23/2017 12:05 am
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Quote:EDIT: tolerable variation = approximation What I meant by "tolerable variation" is U.S. Mint tolerance. For copper cents, that is 0.13g. I don't know if the same applies to zinc cents. If it does apply to zinc cents, 2.3g is below tolerance and 3.5g for copper is above tolerance. That's why I posted the standard weights for each. Thick & thin plachets, wear and damage can account for weight variations but not for a copper cent weighing approximately 3.5g.  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
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Another easy way to tell a zincolns is the flow ring of worn dies, seems to make a very distinct ring on a plated planchet more than a solid copper one...IMHO ?
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Pillar of the Community
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Well there's also the sound of the coin. They sound way different.
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I found this coin ...   |
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Dorado, It's best to start your own thread. kuroyami122 to CCF |
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so how much does my zinc penny worth?
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Bedrock of the Community
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one cent
Not kidding, no numismatic value, they made billions of them.
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08/24/2017 12:37 pm
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