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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bzcollektor, post: 280763, member: 3241&quot;]To carry Conder101 explanation a little futher.....</p><p><br /></p><p>Installment #1</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; CENTS</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Large cents were first introduced in 1793. The initial Chain&nbsp; and Wreath Cents (1793) , and subsequent Liberty Cap (1793-1796)&nbsp; cents were 13.28 grams of pure copper. The weight of the Draped Bust,&nbsp; and Classic Head (John Reich) coins were only10.89 grams of pure copper. All these coins were esentially 29 MM in diameter. This standard applied untill the passing of the Large Cent in 1857.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although The new, smaller (fat) CN Flying Eagle Cents (19mm diameter weight 4.67 grams, 880 copper and 120 nickel) first debuted in 1856, it was not until 1864 (Indian Head Cents) that the 3.11 gram 19 mm, .950 and.050 zinc cent that we all knew existed until the middle of 1982. All these changes occured, during various downturns in the economy, vs the price of copper at the time. Of course we all know cents produced since the middle of 1982 are copper plated over a zinc core.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Installment # 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Dimes, HALF DIMES, and Nickels..........</p><p><br /></p><p>Stay Tuned!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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