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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jimski, post: 2694085, member: 77373&quot;]I found this on line at, <a href="http://users.scronline.com/lockem/20thcentury.txt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://users.scronline.com/lockem/20thcentury.txt" rel="nofollow">http://users.scronline.com/lockem/20thcentury.txt</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>1983,1985-D Brass plated zinc</i></p><p><i>&nbsp;Another planchet variety; this one a bit controversial, since the brass</i></p><p><i>&nbsp;color can be simulated by heating a struck coin. Correct coins should</i></p><p><i>&nbsp;be coin brass, the same color as pre 1982 cents; not bright yellow.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&nbsp;According to the mint report on these, they should be classified as a mint</i></p><p><i>&nbsp;error rather than a planchet type. The official explanation is that the</i></p><p><i>&nbsp;planchets were overheated during annealing, resulting in zinc migrating</i></p><p><i>&nbsp;into the copper (thankyou, Alan Herbert).</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I had collected 2 brassy colored coins in the late 80s from circulation.&nbsp; I always wondered if they were altered or what. About a year ago, I found the above explanation.&nbsp; It turns out one of the coins was a 83 and the other was a 85-D.&nbsp; I attached pics.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also have a second 83 with a very subtle brassy color.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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