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Tonyideal New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/10/2021 6:44 pm Hi Friends.. so wondering if 1983 yielded any aluminum Lincoln cents. I found this one in lose change in my pocket and when I put it on the table it sounded funny and that's when I saw it. It's all the same color and the weight is 2.39 grams... any insight >? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/10/2021 6:47 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/10/2021 6:48 pm 2.5 Grams is normal for a zinc cent. The 1974 alum 0.93 grams: Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 02/10/2021 7:34 pm Nothing known or even mentioned about aluminum cents in 1983. It was the transitional year from copper to zinc/copper coated cents, possible it's a zinc missing the copper coating? Or a dime planchet mistrike, even a silver or painted cent, I've seen it all over the years. clear well cropped Photos are needed, in focus with enough detail to examine close up. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 02/10/2021 8:31 pm @ti, first welcome to CCF. Quote: It's all the same color Can you please clarify what you mean by this? Is it copper-colored or grey? Pics would help too...thx! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/10/2021 8:35 pm Houston, we have a problem. Report this Post to the Staff
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