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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 3628552, member: 15199&quot;]There are none in US currently that are completely 100% copper, The&nbsp; older Lincoln cents up to&nbsp; 1982 were bronze , 95% copper, 5%&nbsp; zinc, from then from 1982 the cent is 87.5% zinc core , surrounded by 2.5% weight of pure copper shell. The transition year 1982 had a few mistaken composition.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can also find variation in the very early Large cents and the Indian head, but I suspect you are mainly interested in the current cents. Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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