corkykile Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 I have already posted a similar question on the Coneca forum, but thought I would ask it here also. I have searched this forum and way too many other sites to find pictures and good descriptions of the WWII, and later, 'Brass' Lincoln cents. Does anyone out there have any pictures of these particular Lincolns they could share? Does anyone have any in their collection and can take photographs to share? I think I might have found some of these Lincolns, but try as I might I cannot really tell the difference in the sound the coins make when dropped on a wooden surface from a certain distance. The sound is not like the difference between silver coins and clad coins, I understand it is a great deal more subtle. Thanks for reading this. Corky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeMonkey Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 the metal composition between those and those before and after are not really that different to be honest so dropping one wont give you a different sound like a silver quarter and a clad quarter would. this is from wikipedia.org: History of composition Further information: Lincoln cent Years Material 1793–1837 copper 1837–1857 bronze (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc) 1857–1864 87.5% copper, 12.5% nickel (also known as NS-12) 1864–1942 bronze (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc) 1943 zinc-coated steel 1944–1946 brass (95% copper, 5% zinc) 1946–1962 bronze (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc) 1962–1982 brass (95% copper, 5% zinc) 1982– present 97.5% zinc core, 2.5% copper plating as you can see you're still dealing with 95% copper from 1864 to 1982, 1943 being the exception obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieB16 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 The only cents that were special during that era were from 1943-1946. 1909-1942 and 1947-1982 were standard cents. As everyone knows, 1943 cents are zinc plated steel and are therefore "silver" in color. The cents from 1944-1946 were made from metal which had been used in the war. Specifically, spent brass casings from ammunition was melted down for them. Because of this, the coins contained tin. Uncirculated examples are said to be slightly more yellowish in tint than a standard bronze cent. Unfortunately, I don't have a unc example to post. However, all Lincoln cents made from 1944-1946 are brass cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I don't have any uncirculated cents from that era either, but plenty of circulated ones and they do have a slightly different colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numismatic nut Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I think I have one that is blast yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkykile Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Thank you for answering my query about the WWII brass cents. Some of the cents I have found in my searches are quite different in color. I have just about any color of yellow, orange, or red uncirculated cents you can imagine in my album. Actually a page looks quite stunning with all these hues. Now I know more about the WWII cents than I think I could have found in many more hours of searching. Thank you Coin People people! Corky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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