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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Burton Strauss III, post: 8219640, member: 59677&quot;]So 82-84ish</p><p><br /></p><p>In 85 (or so, very quietly) they changed the core composition to 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper to better adhere the copper plating.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for rarity, remember the mint buys the finished blanks from an outside party. They don&#039;t inspect them individually, so there is very limited QC. And much higher mintages than in 43, 44... all of which makes a true unplated Zinc planchet much less rare than a true bronze 43 or steel 44.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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