1989 and 1990 brass lincoln cents

[Wayne]

i see that ken potter has these listed:
1983
1985 D
1997
1997 D
1998

Are there brass cents known for the years 1989 and 1990?

Thanks

[jcuve]

I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't other years, but by that same token, I wouldn't expect them to command much of a premium even if they were genuine. What I mean by genuine is, that under certain heat conditions (or chemical alterations), one can instigate a Lincoln cent to be a range of colors. I also think Potter's prices are really high (of course one is can pay or offer coins at any price they choose), nevertheless, if they were on eBay one would be lucky to get more than a few bucks...

[Wayne]

Brass Cents

i sent Ken an email and he says there are no 1989 or 1990 brass cents that he knows of.
i searched Google looking for information on those 2 years and nothing there either.
its possible they have been altered i guess but if there are no others known or they are very scarce then it might be a good idea to get them checked out.
I already have a couple of the dates Ken lists (found in rolls) and these 1989 and 1990 coins match perfectly in color.

[jpl6332]

I don't understand, are you saying that these coins are brass plated? If you are this is weird because brass is an alloy. It is in effect an alloy of copper and zinc. Bronze is an alloy of tin and copper. It would mean that during the electoplating the zinc blank and the copper actually combined instead of adhered. I guess it is possible but you would need to complete an analysis of the coin to figure it out and then I fail to see what premium you could assign as it would be analogous to a mechanical double struck coin, unrepeatable over a set quantity or series. I hope someone can explain the premium to me and why.

[Wayne]

you can see what they look like here:

http://koinpro.tripod.com/ErrorVarietyList.htm

(scroll about half way down)
and you can read a letter from the mint to Ken Potter regarding what these coins are.

I guess a premium would be attached to any coin that has a low mintage number.

read the mint letter here:

http://koinpro.tripod.com/Brass.htm

[jpl6332]

Wow, well I'll be darned tootin, another error coin is born from a mint mistake, how cool is that.

[Wayne]

brass cents

the reason i posted is because as far as Ken knows and as far as i know,no one has reported any 1989 and 1990 brass cents.
i have one of each.

[Roller]

In the first place, the letter is dated 1985; second, I cnan't make sense of it. What is to be disregarded?

[Wayne]

yes the letter is dated 1985 and still the mint pumps out the errors.

there are 97 97D and 98 coins with the same brass error.

[hasfam]

I've sold an 1983, 1985 and 1998 brass plated lincolns recently on ebay. They were all circulated. They stand out when pictured next to a regular cent. I got around $5 for each which is fine by me, the point being there is an interest and they are selling right now. Jason is right though, you have to be careful because there already is a mixture of zinc and copper and any combination of elements can alter the state or appearance of a coin. If you feel you have a genuine brass plated cent, i'd send it to Potter. he seems to be the one who put the most effort into authenticating the error.
Good luck,
Rock

[corroded]

I can contribute here. I saved all BRASS LOOKING or BRASS COLORED cents I come
across. I don't like to call them BRASS PLATED because i am not sure. I have 1984,
many 1985D (including one in a slab I got 7 years ago at coin show), 1986D, 1988,
1988D, 1989D, 1990, 1993, 1994D, 1996, 1996D, 1997D (so numerous I have a roll of them), 1998, 1998D, 2001, 2003D, 04D, 05D. Some I also have partial brass coloring
and i have saved all the ones that look UNPLATED(either for real or tinkered with, not sure). I have a set of 2000 dated in a plastic holder that holds three pennies in the little cardboard showing normal, unplated and brass colored). Some are real pretty greenish colored which I take to be a brass coloring, others that are not "pink" like
regular new pennies are. Who wants them? I'll send them to you to be scrutinized.

Bill