1983 Penny That Weighs 2.78 - Coin Community Forum

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hlw1976 Valued Member United States 422 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 9:23 pm I took a photo of 1983 penny and then I took a photo of the 1978.. I know you guys probably seen this type of stuff before but I figured instead of somebody saying my skills off I throw it out there right off the bat Report this Post to the Staff

Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 9:29 pm The 83 is zinc and the 78 is copper. Coppers weigh 3.1g and zinc cents weigh 2.5g. Both are within tolerances. Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 9:32 pm And if you suspect that you found a copper 83 I think I can see zinc bubbles on it. Report this Post to the Staff
hlw1976 Valued Member United States 422 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 9:55 pm No I figured it was zinc I just wondered how come the weight was so far off it isn't in between the allotted. I mean whenever they give us give or take on the copper it only takes it down to 2.9 or 3.23 I believe That's giving us 2.4 difference Edited by hlw1976 02/22/2022 9:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 9:58 pm Our mint does not follow the tolerances to well and modern coins slightly over and slightly under are not very rare. Report this Post to the Staff
hlw1976 Valued Member United States 422 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 10:09 pm Okay well that works for me then Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 11:13 pm The Mint tolerance it is + and - 5% Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/23/2022 04:38 am https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...y_ID=2113155 Report this Post to the Staff
hlw1976 Valued Member United States 422 Posts	Posted 02/24/2022 03:01 am Thank you John Report this Post to the Staff
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