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Skills55 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 11/23/2019 8:12 pm This is odd I found a 1983 Lincoln Cent that weighted 2.873 it's not heavy enough to be copper but is too heavy to be all zinc? I'm thinking it's probably just heavy plated copper but I'm not sure. What do you guys think about a coin in the middle weight range? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/23/2019 8:18 pm to CCF. Post pics of the obverse and reverse please. Mint tolerance for weight is +/- .10 grams. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
sosicoin Valued Member United States 393 Posts	Posted 11/23/2019 8:26 pm Skills55 to CCF... Pics of your cent please on a weighing scale will help the experts assess your coin. Thanks... Report this Post to the Staff
Skills55 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 11/23/2019 8:51 pm https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...B0FCE56C.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
Skills55 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 11/23/2019 9:24 pm Scale is spot on, I checked a wheat cent(3.105) then checked a shield cent (2.499) put the 1983 back on the scale (2.873) I took a video but can't figure out how to post it. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 11/23/2019 11:03 pm My guess is that it's a rolled-thick planchet that may or may not have thicker than normal plating. 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
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