Here are some bit and pieces I have never heard before. I wonder if his numismatic knowledge is better than his spelling. http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-RARE-PLANCHET-ERROR-1945-S-BRASS-LINCOLN-PENNY_W0QQitemZ270234077927QQihZ017QQcategoryZ524QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
" We were thinking about sending the coin to NGS or ANACS for authentication/grading, but decided to offer as is. " Actually he decided to save the money.
Looks to me like they've got a few wires crossed? Or better yet, maybe they fell into the zinc contaminated solution and have become mentally challenged because of it? :mouth: I believe they call it Zincdumbitis! But I wonder where they could have come up with the data about the zinc contamination? Hmmmmm . . . :goof: Plus, since so many peeps call steel pennies (1943), zinc pennies, did they put 1 and 1 together to get the 1 they ended up with? Hmmmmm . . . :goof: Ribbit
I always love the RARE coins that start for 99 cents or some other nominal price. No reserve, of course.
Weren't you chased away with a big stick earlier? I guess he must have used a twig and called it a stick? :mouth: Ribbit
Nope, he decided to leaf me alone. But I'm sure he won't fir-get to get me later, he's no sap. Phoenix
Someone told me he's branch-ing out into politics so maybe he'll tree-t you to a good whipping and make you bark like a dog, once he's finished stump-ing for Hillary? Ribbit
That might be the root of the problem, but I think you forgot to fill in the plank. But I don't know, it's normally knot what I think it is. I'll stop now, I elm-ost forgot how poplar wood puns are. Lol, now to get back on subject (sorry ), is this one worth reporting? Or would someone be ignorant enough to bid on it? Phoenix
The US made pennies of copper (95%) in 1941 and 1942, and partially from old shell casings in 1944 and 1945 (so the copper content may have been slightly lower in those years). So the 1944 & 1945 pennies had a lower percentage of copper in them but it was not low enough to call them brass pennies and zinc never came into the picture. The write-up about zinc came from the current copper coated zinc pennies and the so called "brass" pennies being marketed by someone else. Ribbit
The composition from 1909 through 1942 was 0.950 copper and 0.050 tin and zinc. The composition from 1944 to 1946 was 0.950 copper and 0.050 zinc using WWII cartridge cases. The original composition was returned in 1947. "Brass is any alloy of copper and zinc", so , I guess they are all brass.
