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There are, of course, a very, very small number of 1983 and 1983-D cents struck on full copper planchets left over from 1982.
This explains why someone would make a counterfeit. It should weigh 3.11 grams, or close, to really fool somebody though.
There is one "struck on 2.84 gram" planchet that matches the weight, on Heritage
https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/198...bnail-071515Nothing said about composition though, sold for $56.