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<p>[QUOTE="10gary22, post: 1483335, member: 23626"]I agree that it is acid dipped. Zinc cents 1983 to date weigh 2.5 grams, but I have had them vary from 2.3 to 2.8 grams. But 50 will weigh 125 grams very consistently. I spot check this often when rerolling from roll searching.</p><p><br /></p><p>The one you have should weigh in at 3.11 grams, but again there is a slight variation there, but I never found a copper cent that weighed as low as 2.5 grams unless it had been acid dipped. I have a 1942 acid dipped that is down to 1.8 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cents have been acid dipped to reduce them in size primarily for use in parking meters as I understand. They are non-magnetic so they bypass the magnet that takes out the slugs. Get them down to the size of a dime and they fit the mechanical slot. So they are not really uncommon. I still run across one every now and then roll searching. Seems they are always copper. My thought is that dimes stopped being used so much in parking meters OR the Zincolns dissolve in acid ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Either way, I stick them in flips and keep them for conversaion pieces. I mean my total cost is less than 4c and it's a curiosity that gets people to discussing a lot of things. Parking meters, cheating the system, unfair taxes, on and on. Congrats on the find. Good eye !</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="10gary22, post: 1483335, member: 23626"]I agree that it is acid dipped. Zinc cents 1983 to date weigh 2.5 grams, but I have had them vary from 2.3 to 2.8 grams. But 50 will weigh 125 grams very consistently. I spot check this often when rerolling from roll searching. The one you have should weigh in at 3.11 grams, but again there is a slight variation there, but I never found a copper cent that weighed as low as 2.5 grams unless it had been acid dipped. I have a 1942 acid dipped that is down to 1.8 grams. Cents have been acid dipped to reduce them in size primarily for use in parking meters as I understand. They are non-magnetic so they bypass the magnet that takes out the slugs. Get them down to the size of a dime and they fit the mechanical slot. So they are not really uncommon. I still run across one every now and then roll searching. Seems they are always copper. My thought is that dimes stopped being used so much in parking meters OR the Zincolns dissolve in acid ? Either way, I stick them in flips and keep them for conversaion pieces. I mean my total cost is less than 4c and it's a curiosity that gets people to discussing a lot of things. Parking meters, cheating the system, unfair taxes, on and on. Congrats on the find. Good eye ! Gary[/QUOTE]
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