"1983 Brass Planchet Cent To Make Company To My 1997 Brass" - Page 2

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Ricardocody Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 02/04/2011 9:33 pm so the copper penny is 3.1 grams , after 1983 is 2.5 what about the brass cent ? Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 02/04/2011 9:44 pm brass cent hould be 3.1 g..just like the "copper" Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189110 Posts	Posted 02/07/2011 2:59 pm Those brass cents pictured should still be close to 2.5g. The brass colour is caused by a zinc contamination in the copper bath that is used to plate the zinc planchets. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Ricardocody Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 02/07/2011 3:33 pm So if it weight's 3.1 grams would be the legendary 1983 copper penny overcoated with zinc that gave it the brass looking ? I can't find a scale to buy ! Edited by Ricardocody 02/07/2011 3:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 02/07/2011 7:03 pm I've got 4 of the 83's and 1 84...all weigh 2.5g. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/07/2011 9:20 pm Quote: Brass: A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc, sometimes including small amounts of other metals, but usually 67 percent copper and 33 percent zinc. Any alloy of copper and zinc is considered to be a brass UNLESS one of the metals in the alloy is Tin. If it contains Tin, in any amount, then it is a BRONZE. I have heard reports of 1983 Brass cents (I don't mean brass plated.) In 1963 they took the last of the Tin out of the cents so all the cents from 1963 to mid 1982 are all brass cents. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/07/2011 9:39 pm Quote: Brass: A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc, sometimes including small amounts of other metals, but usually 67 percent copper and 33 percent zinc. this is why I was confused about the post in question, I hope I didn't offend anyone, it was not my intent Brass is actually Copper 69%, Zinc 30%, Tin 1% Approxiamtely pending the final results required. Bronze on the other hand is also a Mixture of Copper & Tin + vairous other substances. Pending on a preference of final results, Bronze also sometimes contains Posphorus, Manganexe, Aluminum and even Silicon. Again all quantities are pending final requirements. Which is why Bronze sometimes looks like anything but something with Copper in it. I too always wonder when someone will pop up with a 1983 Copper Cent. Would fit right in with the 1974 Aluminum Cent, 1959 Wheat Back, 43 Copper, 44 Steel and all the other odd ones. With all the counterfeiting going on I wonder when China will take a 1963 and make it into a 1983. Report this Post to the Staff
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