Well actually, yesterday's Finds. Modern coins...
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unclemac
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yep zinclons...
In 1981, faced with another rise in the price of copper, the Mint decided to change the composition of the cent to copper-covered zinc. After contract difficulties and production delays, the first such cents were struck at the Philadelphia Mint on January 7, 1982
In 1981, faced with another rise in the price of copper, the Mint decided to change the composition of the cent to copper-covered zinc. After contract difficulties and production delays, the first such cents were struck at the Philadelphia Mint on January 7, 1982
Back-of-the-boat
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The soil or even woodchips will destroy zinc pennies, it doesn't eat up copper pennies though.
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There may be a day when these undamaged coins could be very valuable LOL
river roamer
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Nice finds I hate digging one of those crummy pennies in the salt water
oldmxrat
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Ahhh, the dreaded zinc Lincolns (zincolns, we call 'em), one of the true enemy of the detectorist, the other being those nasty aluminum tabs that ring up like gold!
Welcome to the forum Sibbley!
Welcome to the forum Sibbley!
