Off center strike

No doubt about this one... this is a 70% off center strike... would be worth more with full date but I thought I’d show it off

 

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Nice one. Thanks for sharing.

If it's Copper it's between 1959 and 1982
If it's Copper Plated Zinc its between 1982 and 2008

 

Oh and.. that is more like 60% - 70% Off Center
Definitely not 90%

 

Thanks... I changed it

 

Nice off-center.

 

I don't see any evidence of the underlying zinc layer, so I'm guessing that it is 95% copper.

Ditto!

 

Didn’t they make some 1983 copper pennies? @paddyman98

 

I don't think they did, intentionally.

 

I thought I had some... that was why I asked

 

But thank you for that info!

 

They are called Transitional Errors. Left over Copper Planchets from 1982 that were struck in 1983.
If your 1983 weighs 3.11 grams then you have one.

Almost impossible to find one.

 

I believe that 1982 was the year that was split between 95% copper pennies and 97.5% zinc pennies.

 

Okay... I’ll check when I get home... doubt I have one but, hey! Who knows?

 

Nice.