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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rosalie11228, post: 127495, member: 5451&quot;]<b>Not so fast....</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin may be worth something...</p><p><br /></p><p>As stated on coinsite.com, </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The 1983 cent is minted from zinc with a copper plating and it is not unusual to find an improperly made flan that is missing part of the copper layer. This type of error goes under the category of Laminations and is caused by gas or dirt getting trapped in the raw strip as it is rolled out. A full lamination like you describe, with none of the copper plating visible in nice grade could be worth $10-$20.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>To access he site, </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.coinsite.com/content/cdanswers/cdarchive4a.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinsite.com/content/cdanswers/cdarchive4a.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinsite.com/content/cdanswers/cdarchive4a.asp</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I also have a 1983 penny such as you described, but with no mint mark.&nbsp; Also, it appears to be struck on a nickel planchet.&nbsp; Does anyone have any info?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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