1968 no s dime

Gotta work on the 'focus' thingy Luther.

 

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Trying hard to on a phone

 

Here's another one

 

Seein' nothin' but soup.

 

Luther, I think your pictures can lose some stubborn belly fat.

 

I will get u all better pics tomorrow ok

 

Show us a pic of the cent on the scale!!!

 

Yes but there are FEW known struck on 95% copper planchets that weight around 3.1 grams.

 

Picture is blurry, and can't tell the weight.

 

True. I just wanted the OP to be sure of the date and the weight. It would be cool if he has it correct.

 

Our story begins in 1982, when the alloy of the cents was changed from 95% copper to approximately 95% zinc. All cents minted subsequently to the change contained approximately 95% zinc. However, since 1982 was a transitional year, the possibility existed that some leftover copper planchets could have been used inadvertently to strike 1983 coins. Apparently some 1983 pennies are being found that were made from copper.

 

Some 1983 coppers have been found and sold for very high amounts. I believe in a case like that, when the population increases, the prices will fall.
Not trying to be a skeptic, but what is to prevent this person from putting the "TARE" on his scale at +0.6g and showing us a 2.5g zinc that reads 3.1?

 

Now why would he do that? He's not the local butcher........

 

"Our story begins in 1982, when the alloy of the cents was changed from 95% copper to approximately 95% zinc. All cents minted subsequently to the change contained approximately 95% zinc. However, since 1982 was a transitional year, the possibility existed that some leftover copper planchets could have been used inadvertently to strike 1983 coins." ~ from the PCGS Library

 

If the coin is an undamaged 1983 D and the weight is correct he really lucked out. Most of these I have seen turn out to be BU (Beat-Up) and the date is unclear. in other words, an '82 or an '80 that took a hit and looks like an '83.

 

Sure... unless demand kept them high, it makes sense prices would fall, but finding one would still allow for one hell of a return no matter what.

And I suppose there isn't anything preventing the OP (or anyone else for that matter) from doing as you said, but why? No offense towards the OP intended, but something tells me that the same guy who is having great difficulty taking a basic photo probably hasn't gone through to comparatively great trouble of buying a scale (as opposed to using one at the post office) just to "troll" us. And even if he did, we've the PlanMan here to call him (and everyone else) on it.

 

We were just being nice. Why? I don't know........usually we run these types out of town on a rail.

 

Perhaps it's because you're a good dude?

The fact is too many come down too hard on questions like this (IMO), failing to realize (or perhaps accept) that not a single one of us was any different at one point in time. I'll never understand why some are so quick to tear into the new while other more established members, spewing questionable to potentially harmful misinformation, get a pass. It's very unfortunate.

 

Oh, I've been known to be otherwise.