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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CopperJacket, post: 1386437, member: 35742&quot;]This was a great unsolved mystery for me too a couple years ago as well <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Midway through 1982, the US decided to switch from the 95% copper cent to the 97.5% zinc cent becouse of the rise price of copper. So to answer your question... yes, all mints began making the new zinc cents once legislation was passed. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, there is a pretty accurate way to tell if you have a Copper 1982 or a Zincon. You simply drop the coin on a hard surface (or flip it in the air) and lisen to the sound it makes. Copper coins have a sort of melodic and high-pitch ring to them, while zincs issue a dull clunking sound when they are struck. Hope this clears some of it up <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>-C.J.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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