Hello I'm Minnielou. Question About 1983 Penny.

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Minnielou New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 04/12/2018 9:18 pm Hey everyone I'm a girl who likes to look for treasure . I'm glad to be here . I'm from Longview Washington.I was wondering I got this 1983 penny and I think there are errors on it like the date, and the E in ME is curved up if anyone can help me that would be great .I also believe it's copper . * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 04/12/2018 9:27 pm I moved your post to the appropriate section for the proper attention and discussion. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 04/12/2018 9:30 pm It is a zinc core stinkin zinkin suffering from zinc rot, zinc exposed to the elements corrodes, that "popped" zinc zit used to be the D mintmark. As to the date, looks like split plating and rot again. Not any error and is a quick spender, no value over a cent. Edited by Crazyb0 04/12/2018 9:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/12/2018 9:38 pm The the raised area on the reverse is opposite the punched in area where the mint could be, it may just and been damaged with a round punch. (making the reverse to rise) It happens to the worst and best of coins: I can't imaging anyone hurting this coin... Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/12/2018 9:45 pm Quote: the E in ME is curved up if anyone can help me that would be great .I also believe it's copper The appearance of the E in WE is due to Die Deterioration after striking so many coins. It looks to be a regular zinc cent with zinc rot under the date, but the weight would help to tell just in case. 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
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 04/12/2018 10:10 pm @ML, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree with the others that your coin just has normal wear and tear plus was struck on a deteriorated die. This one isn't treasure--better to move on to the next one (which I hope you will also post here). "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/12/2018 10:16 pm It is not a copper cent. The weight are different between the two. But one thing that tells me you coin is a Zinc from from just looking at it is the fields. Note how rough they are? That is because at the time they had an issue with zinc dust getting plated on the zinc planchets. It was later on that the issue was fixed with a rinse that help a lot. Just seeing that on your coin tells me that it is a zinc cent. Report this Post to the Staff
dreadnoughtcoin New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 04/13/2018 01:25 am For about $12 you can get a nice and simple digital scale off of Amazon. Zinc cents weigh about 2.5 grams, where a copper cent weighs roughly 3.10 grams. I have yet to find a 1983 that is copper, but I still weigh them. 1982 can mix between copper and zinc as that is the year the copper was phased out. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189596 Posts	Posted 04/14/2018 12:54 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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