This is a copper coin, so not plating or bubbles. Looks almost like parts of extra letters on the edge by USA. Any Ideas?
I was basing my reply on the assumption it had been weighed, even though that gray appears to be zinc showing through.
Yep. Weighed 3.095g. Being copper and showing this is what threw me. I thought plating bubbles at first and then weighed it and took a closer look.
Copper huh? I believe the only two choices are Zincoln or Bronze? I'm only being skeptical because I have an 82-D that according to the set says it's copper but have been instructed that copper is not an option on that year and model. Is there a third option???
"They should have called it bronze. Why? It IS bronze". This quote according to one of the elders of this community is in regards to the 82 LMC I had questions about. I would like to fi, but there is conflicting info and I'm would like to know more. I've seen bronze, brass, and copper plated zinc as the make up for this coin but copper alone is not mentioned??? I try to do my own research, but the reason I come here is to find out the insider answers to my questions. NGC and PCGS only lists these same three choices and why I'm a little more than confused. Help???
People are notoriously lax in their verbal skills. We say penny when we mean cent, and we say copper when we mean brass or bronze. Both brass and bronze are primarily copper, so we can be forgiven for referring to a coin that is 95% copper as copper instead of brass. The primary difference in brass and bronze is that brass is an alloy of copper and zinc while bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. Lincoln cents prior to 1982 are 95% copper and 5% zinc, which would classify it as brass, except that brass usually has a higher percentage of zinc. Bronze is a harder alloy and will wear better. Take a look at this... https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/difference-between-copper-brass-bronze/
