1982 No Copper Plating? - Coin Community Forum

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Crazydave New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 11:39 pm I have been told that a "black" 1982 penny is of no additional value yet, I have seen that some places value it to $100... How would one be able to tell the true difference between a penny subjected to a sort of chemical reaction versus being a penny without "zinc" plating? Please educate with a few better sources if ya don't mind.... Report this Post to the Staff

Altec12 Valued Member United States 173 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 12:01 am I'd probably start by weighing it. Zinc will be around 2.5 grams. Copper around 3.1 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 05:28 am to the CCF! The missing copper coins should be silver in color, at least when they are struck. When the copper has been chemically removed it can discolor the zinc core turning it dark. Also it's better to research the coins that have sold to get a true value, not the asking price. Please post photos of the coin. It's impossible to give opinions on a specific coin without them. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
Big-Kingdom Pillar of the Community United States 1667 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 07:01 am Here's the deal. With exposed zinc it doesn't matter if it was reverse electroplated, chemically stripped of copper, or left the mint like that once the surface is damaged. For a true unplated zinc cent to have value it would need to be in pristine mint state condition. Once the zinc starts corroding nobody will care how the plating came off. If in mint state condition the zinc is still silver, looks like a cent in every detail, and be relatively smooth and uncorroded. And have luster. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 08:36 am Pics would help! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Crazydave New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 7:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 9:57 pm It would be so easy to create a "black" cent by striping the copper and rubbing it in gun oil. I cannot see anyone paying for such a coin unless they didn't know any better, but of course ebay is full of such buyers. Crazydave, to the CCF! Edited by merclover 10/13/2020 9:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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