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I know about the following:
1983-D & 1989-D
But I saw a URL the other day showing more than those, but my Google searches have not turned up that page again (which I would normally bookmark).
Thanks for the help!
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It would be much to your advantage to learn about die errors and die varieties so you can look for them on all date and mint mark coins regardless of denominations. There is no list I know of that you asked for other than going to site such as coppercoins.com Wexler and variety vista etc. John1  |
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I guess I did not make my request clear.
I am wanting to know which penny year/mint mark combinations to WEIGH to find out if I have any pennies with an abnormal composition. As you know, the pennies transitioned in 1982 from almost pure copper to almost totally zinc. The copper weighs 3.11 grams & the zinc weighs 2.50 grams (with minor variances). I know that there are occurrences of bronze pennies in 1983 & 1989, and aluminum 1974 & 1974-D coins (unique for each so far).
I am looking for a list of other known years/mint mark combinations where bronze exceptions have been found.
I am already heavily into looking for double dies, repunches, wide/Close AM, mules, etc. I have a number of sites bookmarked for regular reference.
I am not going to spend the time weighing ever single coin after 1982. It is a waste of time when there are no known bronze instances. So I am trying to create a short list.
I hope that this clarifies my original request.
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If I recall, there has only been one post-1983 Lincoln Cent found on a bronze planchet (that wasn't supposed to be, such as the anniversary stuff.) That was 4-5 years back and I'm not convinced that it wasn't clandestine. I think it would be futile to check cents after 1983 for bronze, but if you did find something it would be extraordinarily exciting. You could maybe save time by weighing stacks of 10 and then pull each in the stack for individual weights if the stack is over 25-26 grams. Have fun and good luck! Edited for spelling and content "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
Edited by Bump111
09/26/2019 10:08 am
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Simple ANY cent after 1982 that weighs around 3.11 grams is worth keeping. A list is silly. 1983 would be on the list, would you ignore a 3.11 gram 1984 because it is NOT on such a list? A list just tells you what someone else has found, not what may be found if you look for it. The only reason the 1983 and 83 D copper and the 1982 D small date copper cents were discovered was because people were looking to see what they could find and not just following a list.
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With all due respect to the other responders to the OP, I think everyone is over thinking the original question.
I think he's just asking for a list of known post 1982 bronze planchet Lincoln cents to help him in his CRH. He doesn't want to have to weigh every cent to make a determination but would instead like to limit his search to already known examples/finds.
So far as I'm aware, the only known post 1982 bronze planchet cents are:
1983
1983 D
1989 D
The last time I looked into the issue, only one example of the 83 D and the 89 D had been located, and only about 5 of the 83 had been identified, but those numbers might have changed.
Just as an FYI, you should also be on the lookout for the 82 D Small Date in bronze as it's just as rare as the others.
Hope this helps and good luck.
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There IS a point to having a list. I collect a lot more than coins....including comic books, paperweights, star wars, irridescent glass, first editions, salt cellars, and Coca Cola items. (I still probably have not listed everything.) Weighing every penny in a $25 box would, in a short time, remove the fun from the collecting. Separate from errors, I am looking to collect the best condition US coins from Half Cents through American Eagles. It takes effort to constantly compare conditions, and time to look for the major errors & varieties (double dies, small/large dates, wide/close AM, extra leaves on the corn for Wisconsin State Quarters, etc). I am looking for what is KNOWN to be there. I am not a pioneer searching for the undiscovered country. I am a settler looking for good land. So within that paradigm, I have no intention of weighing every penny. What I will do is weigh every penny whose year is known to have composition varieties/irregularities. If I had a way to do it, I would load all of the pennies into a machine that would automatically place them on a scale one at a time and separate them according to the results. Them I COULD weigh every coin. But I do not have that type of machine. And the same holds true for me for things like die cracks/splits. The spitting horse on the Delaware State Quarter, the named die splits for the 2015 Homestead quarter (lightning strike, empty bucket, double pump, frosted windows)....these are interesting errors that I would simply like in my collection. But at least one Philadelphia coin in that year has over 125 identified die splits & other variations, and I really lose interest long before it gets to that level. I AM OCD, and I COULD allow myself to get THAT obsessed with it all, but I have to force myself to have boundaries. I am hoping that someone else reading this feels the same way about it. So......after that long rabbit trail.... I just want a list of what pennies (and really, any coins) have instances where the weight is clearly different from the standard weight. I WILL weight those. Webs |
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HGK3.....YES! You understand exactly what I was asking.
Yes...I am already checking & separating the 1982's. That's why the question asked about 83 & beyond. But thanks for making sure I had covered that base.
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Posted 09/26/2019 06:17 am
to CCF!
