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<p>[QUOTE="grizz, post: 665607, member: 8722"].......the ones worth holding onto are the 1983 coppers (not the plated zinc).</p><p><br /></p><p>Cherrypicker's Tip - Watch out for "transitional" mint errors! "Transitional" errors occurred on the Lincoln Memorial Cents when the Mint accidentally used copper blanks for 1983 pennies. These "wrong stock" pennies weigh 3.1 grams, rather than the 2.5 of the zinc cents. If you find a copper 1983, it just might be worth... a pretty penny![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="grizz, post: 665607, member: 8722"].......the ones worth holding onto are the 1983 coppers (not the plated zinc). Cherrypicker's Tip - Watch out for "transitional" mint errors! "Transitional" errors occurred on the Lincoln Memorial Cents when the Mint accidentally used copper blanks for 1983 pennies. These "wrong stock" pennies weigh 3.1 grams, rather than the 2.5 of the zinc cents. If you find a copper 1983, it just might be worth... a pretty penny![/QUOTE]
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