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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;StevenHarden, post: 4245792, member: 67639&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman">I&#039;m replying to myself for the moment. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">I believe the four outer pieces (Errors #15,16,18,19) are all nickels struck on a cent planchet.&nbsp; According to the Red Book, cents from 1962-1982 weighed 3.11 grams and had a composition of .950 copper and 0.050 zinc. </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">#17 (the one in the middle) is the one that is a bit more confusing.&nbsp; Copper-plated zinc cents were used starting in 1982.&nbsp; According to the Red Book, they have a core that is .992 zinc and .008 copper, with a plating of pure copper; total content .975 zinc and 0.025 copper.&nbsp; The Red Book also shows that copper-plated zinc cents have a weight of 2.5 grams.&nbsp; This weight would be within 0.1 gram to the weight of my #17, which is within the error of the scale I have.&nbsp; The problem is, the example I have is dated 1980-P.&nbsp; So, how would a nickel from 1980 be stamped on a cent planchet from 1982?&nbsp; The unusual planchet damage on the left side of the obverse/reverse is also a little perplexing.&nbsp; I suppose this could also be a nickel on some kind of foreign coin/planchet, but I am not sure.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Any help is appreciated.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Thank You.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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