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niesha
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hi everyone i have a cent that looks like a nickel just a little smaller but same color and it is 1980 any idea.
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"Looks like a nickel", how? Of course it'll be a little smaller than a nickel.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
If it were a post-1982 cent, there's the chance it could have been struck without the outer layer of copper plating, showing only the zinc core, which has a silvery color. But since your coin is dated 1980, that isn't possible, as 1980 cents had no zinc core- they were struck in solid copper (bronze, actually).
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.