latitude42
Greenie
ok, I know the difference between clad & coins.... but what years did each coin turn to clad? ie..penny, year 19?? went to clad.
Thanks much,
Larry C
Thanks much,
Larry C
Actually the penny went to zinc clad copper in1959.
Gross!Been digging a washed out beach and finding that 45% of the cents (total = 156) and 9% of the dimes (total = 74) are so corroded that you can't read the date. The nickels and quarters are not corroded but darkened. Almost all the corroded cents are the clad type minted since 1982 - they don't survive long in salt water. With the dimes, either the outer layers get worn away, probably via friction with sand, or the center layer erodes about 1/2 mm (prob via salt water corrosion) thus leaving the outer layers larger than the inner layer.
Is it almost time to throw the 40's back?which is the reason I only keep 81 or older pennies and 64 or older silver