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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Coinman1981, post: 753423, member: 20610&quot;]Hi, everyone -</p><p><br /></p><p>I just received my &#039;09 satin copper Lincoln cents in mint set packaging (I bought a set of 8 in two strips cut from the &#039;09 mint set) and noticed that the &#039;09 copper cents look brighter to me than those from early 1982 and before. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I&#039;m just a little too young to remember what a brand-spanking new copper cent looked like when it was first struck because I was born in 1981 - the last full year U.S. copper cents were made for circulation. When first made, were the &quot;old&quot; copper cents as &quot;brightly colored&quot; as the 2009 copper cents are? I swear the &#039;09 coppers look almost as bright as the zinc-core Lincoln cents I&#039;m used to seeing. </p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps I&#039;m just used to seeing &quot;red&quot; coppers because, again, even the most recent copper Lincoln cents (pre-1983) have almost 30 years of toning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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