Around TRUST looks like a plating issue. Since this is a copper-plated zinc cent, there really aren't lamination flaws as we know them.
Can you describe what you see on the date? I may see something tiny in the 8, but I can't be sure.
As far as copper or bronze, no Lincoln cents are pure copper, so you could say that anything before the switch to zinc in 1982 (minus 1943, of course) is "bronze."
If you are suggesting that this coin may be 95% copper instead of zinc, a simple weight test will give you the answer. 95% copper Lincolns weigh ~3.11g and copper-plated zinc cents weigh ~2.5g.
Can you describe what you see on the date? I may see something tiny in the 8, but I can't be sure.
As far as copper or bronze, no Lincoln cents are pure copper, so you could say that anything before the switch to zinc in 1982 (minus 1943, of course) is "bronze."
If you are suggesting that this coin may be 95% copper instead of zinc, a simple weight test will give you the answer. 95% copper Lincolns weigh ~3.11g and copper-plated zinc cents weigh ~2.5g.
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
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
06/30/2018 11:33 pm
06/30/2018 11:33 pm























