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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;paddyman98, post: 8376100, member: 44615&quot;]It&#039;s not clad is copper plating. The sheets are actually made of zinc with no copper plating. After the blank planchets are cut out then they are copper plated not cladded. Somehow some of the zinc planchets miss the plating but are still struck (minted). The US Mint does quality control so if they catch the error of the unplated zinc cents they will pull them out. Some do get into circulation though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also. Copper plated zinc planchets can be altered. Somehow the plating can be removed exposing the inner zinc. There is a way to determine the difference but I can&#039;t explain it now.</p><p><br /></p><p>And please.. Everyone.. Stop comparing steel planchets to zinc planchets. Two totally different items. The steel is ferromagnetic and will stick to a magnet the zinc is not ferromagnetic and will not stick to a magnet. There are no modern time cents struck on steel planchets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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