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Hello everyone just looking for opinions on this coin. Was it common for the mint to zinc coat the copper penny? I believe this is a sign of that any thoughts?   |
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Pillar of the Community
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There's no zinc coating on a copper cent. These are just carbon spots. No added value.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 PMD, throw it back. Edited by merclover
07/26/2020 9:40 pm
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SamCoin, thanks for you input. I had heard of a copper penny that was coated in zinc, but was never plated. It had the color of pewter. it was certified I believe it sold for about $100. I can't disagree this looks like carbon. Thanks
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Bedrock of the Community
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until 1983 all cents (except for 1943 that were steel) were copper planchets since 1793. In 1982, the started using a new planchet, that is zinc with a copper plating on them. Sound like your talking about an unplated zinc planchet:  But $100 would be high for an unplated cent I feel. Edited by coop
07/26/2020 9:47 pm
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coop, I just spent about 15 minutes looking for it and couldn't find it. I believe it was in a youtube video. The coin was graded in a slab and known to be copper with a zinc plating that never was copper coated. So it looked like a pail pewter but confirmed to be copper. If I remember correctly it was right about $100. Thanks for the illustration.
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New Member
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On this particular penny, I see some slight wearing on one of the side/edge of the coin and it appears to be silver which lead me to believe it might have been zinc coated. I guess I could always take some sandpaper to the edge and find out. :)
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Bedrock of the Community
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Save your time. Its a copper cent. Weight tells it all. The dark spots are as already mention called carbon spots. You don't see these on a zinc 2.5 gr coin.
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New Member
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coop, I know this is a terrible image. But it shows a little of what I believe to be silver/zinc coating in the upper right of the coin just above the chipping. Any thoughts? Also, if you have a good suggestion for a camera with manual variable focus? Thanks..  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Anyone can zinc cote a copper cent with an anode. It's been a popular grade school science experiment for decades. I can almost guarantee that if that video actually claimed what you're saying it did, then whoever bought that zinc plated copper cent got scammed out of $100.
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SamCoin, I agree. Sorry I can't find the reference. It was a graded coin and supposedly authenticated. Sorry I don't have the reference. If I find it I'll post it.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Just throwing photos won't change the reality that your coin is suffering from carbon spots. It's not unusual, nor does it make a coin valuable, in fact, it's undesirable damage. With several postings, you refuse to accept our input and keep asking for more thoughts. Well, our thoughts haven't changed. Spend it.
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merclover, I was attempting to show on the rear of the coin what I believe to be the zinc coating scratched off on the 3rd column from the left,and on the lower left steps, The pictures don't do it justice. my apologies.
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Pillar of the Community
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Just to reiterate, as others have stated... modern cents have a zinc core, plated in copper. Your cent is clearly plated in copper, therefore cannot be an unplanted zinc planchet. The spot you are seeing just looks like oxidation to me. If you are seeing any "silver spots" on that column or the rim of the coin, it may be from the zinc underneath the copper, not from any zinc on top of the copper.
Edit: this is what happens when I post too late. Overlooked the fact that was a copper at that weight. Then it's just oxidation or discoloration on that 3rd column. Would not be the exposed zinc core.
Again, impossible to be "zinc plating" from the mint, as there is no such thing.
Edited by Ty2020b
07/27/2020 02:21 am
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Ty2020b, I agree 100 percent! that is my argument. This is a copper coin. As noted in the description. It weighs 3.07g. Thank you for your input.
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Posted 07/26/2020 9:39 pm
