shanegalang Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 I bought a guys coin collection on EBAY recently and this was included. A novelty of some sort I suppose? Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Most likely someone used acid to eat away the copper plate on this cent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 poor ole abe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanegalang Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 poor ole abe Man they dont use a whole lot of copper on these modern cents do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Man they dont use a whole lot of copper on these modern cents do they? cant afford to!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostDutchman Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 it could also be plated... you would need to weigh it to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanegalang Posted August 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 it could also be plated... you would need to weigh it to be sure. I weighed it and it was right on for a 1982 to present, 2.5 grams. Wish I had a scale that went to hundreadths. I asked this question on another site as well but figure I could get some feed back here as well. How is the planchet made in the first place? Is it dipped in copper? Electroplated? Zinc sandwhiched between copper? Thanks for answering what seems sort of dumb to ask but my curiosity gets the best of me. shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostDutchman Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 usually cents that are missing a clad layer weigh in the 2.2-2.3 gram range... you would think that one that has been plated would weigh a tick more... but my best guess from the weight is that it received a light plating.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 I see a tiny bit of copper showing on the rim, maybe someone coated it with mercury. Does it feel slippery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercoins Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 I'll toss my hat in the guessing ring... I believe this to be a coin without the copper plating. Reason - the roughness of the rim at 12 o'clock on the obverse suggests bare zinc, not extra metal. Moreover, the lighting in the photo does provide a hint of luster on the upper reverse, which would have been covered completely even with the lightest of electroplate. So..to answer a couple of questions posed here... A zinc cent weighs in at 2.5 grams. The composition of a 1984 zinc cent is 100% zinc core with a plating of pure copper. The overall weight distribution is 97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper. The weight of an unplated 1984 zinc cent should be around 2.43 grams. A flea or errant eyelash could make up half the difference. Zinc cents come to the mint in prepunched blanks - zinc blanks, that is. They get their copper bath after the upset mill raises their edges for striking. So they start as zinc rounds, become zinc planchets, then become copper coated zinc planchets, then become coins. Something interesting to note about the Lincoln cent that few people know, and even fewer bothered to properly document...the composition changes of the Lincoln cent, properly laid out, are as follows: 1909-1942: 95% copper, 5% mix of tin and zinc. Commonly called "French Bronze" 1943: Until May, zinc plated steel, overall weight - 41.5 grains. 1943: From May, zinc plated steel, overall weight - 42.4 grains. 1944-1947: Shellcase bronze, 95% copper, 5% zinc with traces of sulphur, carbon, etc. 1947-1962: French Bronze again, 95% copper, 5% mix of tin and zinc. 1962-1982: Brass - 95% copper, 5% zinc. 1982-1984: 100% zinc plated in 100% copper. 1985-present: 100% zinc with traces of copper in the core plated in 100% copper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 wow nice to know!! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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