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I stumbled upon this today. 1/3 of them are 1990, 1/3 are 1989, and some have earlier dates (late 60s oldest). I can keep part of them. What should I look for? Seriously, please help   |
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There really aren't any low-mintage dates for LMCs...if you have the time, you could look for mint errors or DDO / DDRs...or small date/large date varieties. 1982 has a few different versions (some were made with the old style all copper planchets, some were made with the current zinc w/ copper plating planchets). Perhaps pick out some nice examples for your collection, perhaps a couple per decade? Unless you were thinking of trying to but a set together. Just some thoughts...  |
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There are 1982s. But how to tell them apart? Update - Oldest LMC found: 1963. Newest: 1991. Uglies: 40. Foreign: 2.Edited by DL20K
08/01/2008 11:18 am
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There are 1982s. But how to tell them apart? As long as they are not shiny new, you can flip them or drop them on a hard surface. The copper will "ring" and the zinc with "thud". You can flip a known copper (pre-82) and a known zinc (post-82) for comparison. A more "coin friendly" method is to balance them, like using a Popsicle stick over a pencil, against a known zinc or copper coin. |
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I purchased an inexpensive scale, 2.5 grams for zincolns 3.1 for the coppers, makes quick work of them, although admittedly not as fun as the flipping thing, but perhaps a tad more accurate. Are you trying for a set? Or just good examples?
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rockdude, now since I know about and see the large/small date difference, I will count them. jbuck, no they are not shiny. All the shinees are 1989-91. I think I know what you're talking about regarding that ''ring/thud''  COINAHOLIC, I was planning to keep one best example of every date plus a few almost-best just in case. Now I know I have to aim for the small date too. I got a 1959!  Update - Oldest LMC found: 1959 . Newest: 1991. Uglies: 43. Foreign: 2.
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Quote:Oldest LMC found: 1959 Not sure if you know this or not, but I will point out that this is the first year of the Lincoln Memorial cent. From 1909 to 1958 the Lincoln Cent had the wheat stalks on the reverse (a.k.a. wheaties). If you find an LMC older than 1959, then  |
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Great! one that I'm searching for has moved to Poland! Congats on the first year LMC, I take that it has no mint mark therefore Philadelphia. All I seem to pull are 1959D's. Well I'm off to the coinstar to give some zincolns a proper burial  |
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Thanks and - yes, it's a 1959 (Philadelphia).
If I got it in the first lot, you'll surely get one soon!
If there was a chance of a 2nd one, I would keep it for you, but I've picked all that looked older already and only the shinees are left unsearched..
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Don't underestimate the shiny or "red" cents I have a pretty good stack from the 60's and 70's  |
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Info for rockdude:
1982-large date found: 50
1982-small date found: 9
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Are you going to continue to get "batches" of Cents to go through ?
Or was this a rare thing......in Poland musn't be easy to get em' !
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Yes, any set of more than 50 is hard to find. I know it's hard to believe considering the mintage.. but it's true. - They are not accepted by coin shops (even in lots) because they are of low value. - They are not accepted by foreign currency exchange booths - and banks don't accept foreign coins at all. - They aren't usually sold at online auctions. - One of the online coin shops sells them for $1. No matter what date/mintmark/grade, all are $1. All are 1970s-2000s and XF or below (therefore, I doubt if it's a reasonable price ) The only way to acquire them is by buying world coin lots, in which the LMCs are thought to be an unwanted addition by many. And this way a 1989 AU cent is a kind of rarity. Not worth anything but still not easy to come by. Edited by DL20K
08/04/2008 04:30 am
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So what is the problem of keeping them all? Unless you really need the money that bad, why not just keep them all. Lots of error coins in the 80's with offsets. You can find out a lot on https://www.coppercoins.com also. Be carefull of 1959 with a possible wheat back. 82's are fun to play with on the popsicle stick balanced on a pencil to make a balance scale. First balance the stick on a 6 sided pencil, add a touch of glue to secure. Place a pre 82 cent on the far edge and glue in place. Now any cent on the other side will not make it move unless it too is Copper. The Copper plated Zinc ones will do nothing to the scale. Of course you could glue a post 82 cent on one side and any other one on the other end will drop if Copper. Still I don't see the problem of keeping them all. You stumbled on them? Just how did you do that? If you paid for them and need the money that bad that you can't afford to save a few cents, just spend them. After you looked through them of course. |
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Posted 08/01/2008 09:23 am
