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Evil Texan New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 12/25/2025 11:34 pm I found a 1990 D that looked like a pre 1983 cent in other regards. I purchased a coin scale and it weighs at 3.2g. Is it worth getting it graded by PCGS or are they not that valuable? Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73628 Posts	Posted 12/25/2025 11:51 pm Are you able to supply pictures? I'd love to see it. The 1990 D Cent is supposed to be copper plated zinc. It could just be a heavy rolled thick Planchet. If it's the real deal, it's probably worth slabbing by a TPG. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Khromtau Pillar of the Community United States 676 Posts	Posted 12/25/2025 11:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Evil Texan New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 12/26/2025 12:28 am I will try to post some pics, but it is just a decent looking penny that did not look like the copper clad zinc. Thus it got weighed and found to exceed clad coin weight. I really think the clad coins are junk. This is the real deal. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24906 Posts	Posted 12/26/2025 12:48 am Is it thicker than a normal plated cent? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10478 Posts	Posted 12/26/2025 01:34 am Make sure your scale is calibrated. Just think how thick a zinc planchet would have to be to weigh 3.2 grams with the thin copper plating. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10478 Posts	Posted 12/26/2025 01:45 am Normal Mint tolerances are from 2.4g to 2.6g. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19112 Posts	Posted 12/26/2025 07:20 am Eager to see full, large and sharp photos. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94728 Posts	Posted 12/26/2025 10:18 am We will gladly help you, but we will need images first. We are locking this topic to prevent posts with "We need images". You will get many more quality responses when there are quality images in the first post of a topic. Please start a new topic when you can upload pictures. If needed, you can use the testing forum. The tutorials are below. Note: When you start a new topic, this one may be removed. So don't panic if you get an email that your topic was removed; it's only this one. Tutorial Uploading Photos. Editing Tools PC: We highly recommend IrfanView. (Download) (Irfanview Tutorial) Apple Computers: Tutorial here: http://goccf.com/t/466343 Cell Phones (iPhone or Android): First, do not upload cell phone pictures of screens. They are terrible. Please check that your camera settings are set to Medium quality. If it uses compression use 70%, it's perfectly fine for the internet. For file type, please use WEBP if your phone has it, otherwise JPG. Avoid PNG and GIF, they are horrible choices. Be sure to crop the image to only show the coin. This is a great setup for cell phones. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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