Zinc coins?

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Kdchrist
Kdchrist Posts: 25 ✭
edited March 8, 2021 6:35PM in U.S. Coin Forum



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

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  • privatecoin
    privatecoin Posts: 3,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Cents have been copper plated zinc since 1982.

    Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc

  • TurtleCat
    TurtleCat Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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
    Oldhoopster Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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.

    Member of the ANA since 1982
  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 9, 2021 8:42AM
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    @Kdchrist.... Welcome aboard. I will add my opinion to the consensus... damaged cent, no numismatic premium. Cheers, RickO

  • WAYNEAS
    WAYNEAS Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Save it as a reminder of one of your first posts and welcome aboard. :)
    Wayne

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  • MsMorrisine
    MsMorrisine Posts: 40,041 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1052557/is-this-environmental-or-a-planchette-error

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  • MsMorrisine
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  • Kdchrist
    Kdchrist Posts: 25 ✭
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    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
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yes ... PMD

  • WAYNEAS
    WAYNEAS Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @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

    Kennedys are my quest...

  • MsMorrisine
    MsMorrisine Posts: 40,041 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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.

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  • Kdchrist
    Kdchrist Posts: 25 ✭
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    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
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    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
    Kdchrist Posts: 25 ✭
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    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
    Zoins Posts: 34,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @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!

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  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 35,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Zinc is not an appropriate metal for coinage because it is too reactive.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?

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