It's very shiny, looks like a zinc penny and the weight fluctuates. My scale is weird so I weighed several zinc and copper to get a reading.. all the zinc stay at 2 grams and the copper at 3grams. But this one goes back and forth..not sure why it's so shiny but I think it's copper or fake maybe? I've included the 1981 copper penny with it to verify
I think the problem is with your scale. It rounds everything to the nearest gram which is not precise enough. I had a similar problem with a scale I had before I got my new one. You should look into getting a better coin scale. Here's the one I use, but there are others. https://www.ebay.com/itm/4045824163...MkL1k/5g8hdF4OtGYO7GKG1g==|tkp:Bk9SR-D3uKeRYw
I'm sorry I just started learning stuff and I thought pennies that were copper looked alike... I have asked a couple of questions here before and everyone was very helpful. I guess I don't have a point to make, just dumb.
Thank you, I'm going to look into that. I did upgrade my magnifying glass and I have a ring light. I appreciate you
That's what I was wondering.. like it is old etc.. maybe it's a fake.. I have no clue.. but I guess it's a dumb question and doesn't matter.. I like it though
It's not fake. Almost nobody would bother to counterfeit a common, modern Lincoln cent worth just a few cents over face value. There's no money in it for them. (The only fake Memorial cents I've seen were plastic play money, which yours obviously isn't.)
So in answer to your question, yes. It's just shiny. Has the original mint red color. Nice cent, despite a few unfortunate fingerprints. It's not really worth anything, of course, but it does look pretty nice for a 42-year-old cent.
I agree. @Darlicious' scale is just not precise enough, which is likely why it bounces between 2 and 3 grams. It is, of course, a copper cent, just as all 1981 cents are.
Oh I didn't expect it to be worth anything other than just being pretty or different.. I just don't know anything yet. I know I have Google and other search engines but I couldn't find anything so I figured y'all were "online" so I used this as a resource.. sorry for wasting your time.
Put that cent into a 2x2 flip or an album and enjoy it. Keep adding more super shiny cents to your collection. Have fun with it!
Thank you, I saw your coins on the recent post of yours. Wow.. they're all really pretty.. can I ask.. is there a term or wording whatever, for when the letters are all puffy and thick/raised up a bit?
