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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fred Weinberg, post: 2883768, member: 86437&quot;]You&#039;ve posted photos (or someone has)</p><p>of your cents, and we&#039;ve all called them</p><p>as plated novelty items, done after the</p><p>left the Mint - </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, take them to your local coin shop and</p><p>they&#039;ll tell you the same thing; OR --- have</p><p>your local coin shop or jewelry store weigh</p><p>them for you, in either grams or grains.</p><p><br /></p><p>I assure you, that the cents you have (dated before 1983)</p><p>will weigh the same as a normal copper cent, or .1 to .2 grams</p><p>more than a normal&nbsp; copper cent - sometimes the plating</p><p>adds .1, and sometimes it doesn&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>Normal copper cents weigh 3.1 grams or 48 grains.</p><p><br /></p><p>I assure you your cents will weigh 3.1 to 3.3 grams,</p><p>or 48 to 48 grains.</p><p><br /></p><p>This will save you submitting them, and paying for,</p><p>authentication fees that don&#039;t need to be spent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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