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Pocket_Change Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 09/29/2009 12:38 pm I was reading through the Red Book of Lincoln cents yesterday and noticed and annotation for brass cents in the late nineties. How can you tell these from the normal alloy cents floating around, or are they too rare to bother with? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/29/2009 12:48 pm The only way I know of telling the difference is by the color. The Color would be more brassy/yellow then coppery/red, they both weigh the same. As for being rare? Also known are '83,'85-D,'97,'97-D,'98 and I have found a few other dates as well. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/29/2009 3:36 pm Quote: How can you tell these from the normal alloy cents floating around Lincoln cents have not been composed of an alloy since 1982, they are currently copper plated zinc whereas an alloy is a homogeneous mixture of metals. The brass plating occurs when a few zinc planchets are left in the plating tank. They dissolve over time turning the pure copper plating into brass plating- zinc + copper= brass. Report this Post to the Staff
Pocket_Change Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 09/29/2009 4:07 pm Well, thanks for that. You learn something every day huh? Looks like I have a way to go :) Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/29/2009 8:50 pm The problem is it is very easy to alter the cents to give them that yellow brass color after they leave the mint. And they come with all different shades of color depending on the zinc content of the plating. For that reason I do not consier them to be a serious item. Report this Post to the Staff
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