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<p>[QUOTE="bhp3rd, post: 820700, member: 16510"]It's either a Brass Cent (copper plated zinc cent left in wash/rinse/plating process to long) as can be further explained by goin to Ken Potter's website or a toned coin - in either case in circulated condition there is no reason to "send it" anywhere. If it weighs 2.5 grams that's what it is, if it weighs 3.11 grams then you may have something but the bet is not very likley. Just keep studying them and hold on to it - I have 4 dozen Gem BU's over here and only sell one (for $3) once or twice a year.</p><p> </p><p>One more thing, please get the books to assist you in this. If I sent off every coin that I could not explaine, (without my books) I'd be sending coins 365 days a year.</p><p>The Books I suggest are: The Error Coin Encyclopiedia, The Authoritive Reference of Lincoln Cents by Wexler/Flynn, The Cherry Pickers Guild by Fivas/Stanton.</p><p>If your going to do this stuff you got to study those and many more and really get to know them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bhp3rd, post: 820700, member: 16510"]It's either a Brass Cent (copper plated zinc cent left in wash/rinse/plating process to long) as can be further explained by goin to Ken Potter's website or a toned coin - in either case in circulated condition there is no reason to "send it" anywhere. If it weighs 2.5 grams that's what it is, if it weighs 3.11 grams then you may have something but the bet is not very likley. Just keep studying them and hold on to it - I have 4 dozen Gem BU's over here and only sell one (for $3) once or twice a year. One more thing, please get the books to assist you in this. If I sent off every coin that I could not explaine, (without my books) I'd be sending coins 365 days a year. The Books I suggest are: The Error Coin Encyclopiedia, The Authoritive Reference of Lincoln Cents by Wexler/Flynn, The Cherry Pickers Guild by Fivas/Stanton. If your going to do this stuff you got to study those and many more and really get to know them.[/QUOTE]
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