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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 3039062, member: 90692&quot;]When it comes to pre-zinc cents, I think the term &quot;face value&quot; is being used incorrectly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given a normal, <b><i>brown</i></b> au55 1975 cent...2.1 cents as of a few months ago.&nbsp; This is why we see advice to keep them for their melt value.&nbsp; This also keeps them from showing up as errors on our forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would call the same au55 1975 <i><b>red brown </b></i>to be .03 cents worth, and a <i><b>red </b></i>at least .04 cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>au58 RB .05 cents, Red being .06 cents.&nbsp; This seems more in line with FMV than FV.&nbsp; This also stipulates solid grade and color, not &quot;wishing&quot; a brown was a red brown, or wishing a coin had less contact marks. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I would buy a au58RD for .06 cents if I couldn&#039;t find one, it&#039;s taken me 56 years of collecting to have the 12 I have found (au58 or better) over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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