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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 787783, member: 16510&quot;]<b>A very, very experienced Lincoln person can tell &quot;most of the time&quot;</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A very, very experienced Lincoln person can tell &quot;most of the time&quot; (copper form zinc) but on the new ones it would have more to do with the satin surfaces/strike which also requires some knowledge that many just do not have.</p><p>I&#039;m speaking of crazy folks like me that look at 100&#039;s of thousand Lincoln&#039;s each year.</p><p>Your not going to see many 2009 in circulation (the original composition) so they got to come from mint or proof sets.</p><p>The mint set 2009 Lincoln&#039;s have a subdued look compared to buisness strikes and a little higher rim.&nbsp; They (org. comp.) are not as glossy and do not have that sheen.</p><p>It would be difficult for anyone other than a very experienced Lincoln collector to be able to tell the original composition from others IMO.</p><p>Heck most have trouble telling large date from small so or the 1982 copper verses zinc.&nbsp; Those of us who can just have looked at so many the look, the feel, the weight - we know 99% of the time when we pick up one or the other - we just know.</p><p>Again there is no way to convey that type knowledge other than do what we do or, &quot;you know when you know&quot; and that will not help this poster.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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