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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silentnviolent, post: 1466619, member: 8797&quot;]You are right. I didn&#039;t have my book in front of me at the time.&nbsp; Now I do <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>According to the <u>Authoritative Reference on Lincoln Cents</u>:</p><p><br /></p><p>Cents 1909-1942 weigh 48 grains +/- 2 <i>grains</i>, which converts to 3.11034768 grams +/- 0.12959782 grams </p><p><br /></p><p>Cents in early 1943 weigh 41.5 grains +/-3 grains, which converts to 2.689154765 grams +/- 0.19439673 grams (Steel Cent)</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cents minted in and after May 1943 weigh 42.4 grains +/- 3.5 grains, which converts to 2.747473784 grams +/- 0.226796185 grams (also Steel)</p><p><br /></p><p>Cents minted 1944-1982 all are the same standards as pre-1943, with small changes made in the alloys.</p><p>Glad I had the chance to put in a correction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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