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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Reggie Holmes, post: 2850347, member: 89858&quot;]Our story begins in 1982, when the alloy of the cents was changed from 95% copper to approximately 95% zinc. All cents minted subsequently to the change contained approximately 95% zinc. However, since 1982 was a transitional year, the possibility existed that some leftover copper planchets could have been used inadvertently to strike 1983 coins. The same situation led to the 1943 Copper cent and the 1944 Steel cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 2006, variety expert Billy Crawford reported receiving some hand-wrapped rolls of cents from a bank teller with dates from the 1970s through the 1980s. While sorting through these rolls, Mr. Crawford set aside all the 1983 cents to be weighed later. Since the new zinc alloy cents weigh approximately 2.5 grams, imagine Billy&#039;s excitement when one of these 1983 cents weighed in at 3.1 grams (the weight of a 95% copper cent)! Who knows who originally turned these rolls into the bank, but whoever did gave away the find of a lifetime!</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, the transition occurred midway during the production of 1982 cents. Thus, any leftover copper planchets should have been used for 1982-dated coins. Given the discovery of the 1983 copper cent, the existence of a 1983-D copper cent is also possible. Few coins from the Memorial Cent series have caught the attention of non-collectors or even the media&#039;s. However, if any coin in this series should, the 1983 Copper Cent would be a very good candidate. As of today, there have been more 1943 copper cents found than 1983 copper cents. Now that you know what to look for, perhaps you can find one, too! So my poi t is if you run a cross the 1982 copper error penny to know if its real for sure u can just weight it. As well even though there are Zink 1982 pennys out here as well the difference is the Zink weights 2.5 and the real copper error 1982 penny weights 2.9 to 3.11 so if you have one that weights 3.0 to 3.1 or 3.11 its real and you should hold on to it...I would any way because I don&#039;t know any zink pennys that weight 3.1 or brass I&#039;m may saying but yet you say mines are the large date...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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