Red cents

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by mecha1166, Jul 26, 2009.

  1. mecha1166

    mecha1166 Junior Member

    In the early 70s my dad would buy bags of coins from the bank & go through them for silver coins & wheat cents. We found a bunch that appeared to possibly be on zinc? (too heavy for alum) and red in color. We found about 100 total, but they have all disappeared.
    Anyone know what these might be? They were different than, say, spray-painted coins. Test run of zinc?
     
    mecha1166, Jul 26, 2009
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  3. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Dissappeared? As in the off chance" I don't have them any more". If you do indeed have any of these coins please, by all means, post a pic or two...:smile
     
    green18, Jul 28, 2009
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  4. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Zinc would not be red.
     
    Conder101, Jul 30, 2009
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  5. foundinrolls

    foundinrolls Roll Searching Enthusiast

    Probably somewhat rusty or discolored 1943 cents. They were a zinc-plated steel composition.
     
    foundinrolls, Jul 30, 2009
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