1980 Lincoln Cent - weight?

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  1. Jesús gomez

    Jesús gomez New Member

    Que tal soy nuevo en esto y pido un consejo.
    Encontré un peny de 1980 fecha chica de cobre peso 3.1
    Lo lleve a una tienda de coins parsaber su valor y me dijeron que Hera un simple peny.
    Es eso cierto?
    De antemano gracias.
     
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  3. chrisild

    chrisild Coin Collector

    Bienvenido a Coin Talk, Jesús! I moved your post to a separate topic.

    My Spanish is pretty poor ;) but I think that, if your penny weighs 3.1 grams, it is a regular one. Newer US 1 cent coins (as from 1982 or '83, not sure) are made from copper-plated zinc, and lighter - 2.5 g only. Pennies that are older, however, do have a weight of a little more than three grams ...

    Christian
     
  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Los Centavos antes de 1982 tienen el peso de 3.1 porque son hechos de cobre. Empesando en la mitad de 1982 los Centavos son hechos en Zinc cubridos con cobre pues son mas livianos.
     
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