Lincoln, Penny 1983-D...its Not Not Copper, What Is, It?

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Blessed71084 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 11:48 pm Weight is 2.53g Is it worth anything? Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 11:59 pm It looks to be environmentally damaged. I don't know if that weight would allow for the copper plating to have been stripped. I don't believe it was struck on an unplated planchet. 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
jbuck Moderator United States 189969 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 12:14 am Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. 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
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 11/30/2019 03:05 am Halfway through 1982 the U.S. Mint switched from a copper core to a zinc planchet that was plated in copper. Your cent has post mint damage that has stripped most of the copper away. The texture seen in the obverse field above the date (the slightly rough texture) I think suggests acid corrosion like if the coin sat in vinegar for a while perhaps? That is just a guess. The good news/bad news is it's worth one cent. Spend it. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/01/2019 07:34 am To me it looks like an altered coin. I see the normal plating over zinc dust. But I think this coin was altered by someone adding zinc on the outside of the coin, trying to create a missing plating coin. There are YouTube videos on this. But this coin has plating under the add zinc layer. Its a fake example. A missing plated coins surface would be smooth. Note the surface on an unplated coin. Note show smooth it is. Unlike the coin the OP posted. Edited by coop 12/01/2019 5:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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