Zinc coins?

Kdchrist

I found this and they never existed when I was young.
Can anyone tell me about these? Is this something folks collect?
Any guess on approximately what it could be worth if Anything?
Thanks

privatecoin

Cents have been copper plated zinc since 1982.

TurtleCat

It’s worth one cent. It looks to be damaged. Spend it.

But to answer a different question, yes people do collect higher grade copper plated zinc cents.

Oldhoopster

Your coin has environmental damage that occurred after it left the mint. It was exposed to something that stained the copper plating. Sorry, but it's only worth face value.

ricko

@Kdchrist.... Welcome aboard. I will add my opinion to the consensus... damaged cent, no numismatic premium. Cheers, RickO

WAYNEAS

Save it as a reminder of one of your first posts and welcome aboard.
Wayne

MsMorrisine

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1052557/is-this-environmental-or-a-planchette-error

MsMorrisine

Kdchrist

Thanks guys. I found it interesting to see ,I will keep it just as a keep sake. Thanks for answering me all though I thought what your comments or answers would be. Funny that banks would not turn in garbage coins. cheers and Thank you again.
alot to learn

Jimnight

Yes ... PMD

WAYNEAS

@Kdchrist said:
Thanks guys. I found it interesting to see ,I will keep it just as a keep sake. Thanks for answering me all though I thought what your comments or answers would be. Funny that banks would not turn in garbage coins. cheers and Thank you again.
alot to learn

Welcome aboard.
Keep your questions coming.
Wayne

MsMorrisine

banks take money unfit for circulation and turn it into the fed reserve

if a bank employee says they can't exchange damaged money, they do not know what they are talking about.

Kdchrist

I have found alot of pennies I would take out of the system. I thought maybe I would collect a roll of bad ones and turn them in all at the same time. maybe they will take them to be destroyed.

BryceM

Copper-plated zinc cents (all of them after 1982) are basically little self-destruct devices. They'll never hold up to decades of circulation like the older ones do. Not that it matters. The cent and nickel are basically irrelevant anyhow.

Kdchrist

Yea I found 2020 coins that are all ready looking like they have been out there for over 100 years. It a shame Collecting coins will become a thing of the past in another generation.
its sad

Zoins

@Kdchrist said:
Yea I found 2020 coins that are all ready looking like they have been out there for over 100 years. It a shame Collecting coins will become a thing of the past in another generation.
its sad

Isn’t this good for people who like circulated classic coins? Modern coins look circulated for 100 years in no time!

BillJones

Zinc is not an appropriate metal for coinage because it is too reactive.