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Last edited by Guest; 08-25-2013, 11:14 PM. -
Well, until you get one, here's a very fast and accurate method of finding the copper:
Take all the 1983's in your hand and toss them up above a table (or any flat wooden surface). The ones that land either heads or tails, throw them away. Anything that lands on its edge, is the copper one.Last edited by Guest; 08-25-2013, 11:16 PM.Comment
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With 1983 or other zinc years the average person won't notice and even a lot of variety/error hunters don't look for them. The fact that a few have turned up must mean there are more but still most will never get noticed. So few people would bother weighing or examining those years close enough to notice them so most of them will probably circulate until being melted someday and never noticed.
The 1943 off metals had more chance to get noticed because they were easier to spot and more publicity so more people knew about them.Comment
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Originally Posted by addictedtocoins
I'm in the process of getting a scale...I've done the drop test and i can tell the difference... sometimes there is a difference in the color of the coins and I want to compare the one's that sound different to a photo until my scale arrives. I'm not saying that I have 1983 copper cent..But I do have a couple that look different and sound different and I read a post awhile ago that a copper cent has a distinct look.
If going by looks I'd go more by the surface texture than the color. The scale will answer it but it's about a 99.999999999% likelyhood they will be zinc but still worth checking it with a scale or you'll never be sure.
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Don't forget to look for the '83 DDR while you're checking '83's.Comment
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Like many has stated here. I think many collectors aren't aware of the 1983 copper cent. If the first one was documented in 2006 (Please correct me if I am wrong ) that was only seven years ago .That's not a long time. Three years ago I started putting aside every coin (Cent ) that looked different. What got me interested in the 83 copper cent was I went into a local bank and asked for 25.00 in cents and the teller came out of the vault with two bags that been sitting there for years..the coins were already separated by date and most were from the 80's ..I realized I had a lot of 1982/1983 /1984 cents that looked different coming from those rolls. I guess what I'm saying is I think the chances of finding one is pretty good. If collectors are just recently becoming aware of these coins.Comment
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Somehow I wouldn't use the term "pretty good" to describe one's chances of finding one.
Most likely these were made because some overlooked copper planchets found their way into the minting process, by accident or design.
If it was the case of the mint using copper planchets until they were exhausted (which was done in 1982, NOT 1983) then yes, I'd say the odds of finding one would be BETTER, but still not "pretty good."Last edited by admrose; 08-26-2013, 08:27 AM.Comment
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