1980 Zinc cent?

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steve.niebergall
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1980 Zinc cent?

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I found a 1980 Lincoln cent that looks to be zinc. It's circulated, and there is no copper on it at all. Will provide pics later.

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Yeah, need those pics since there's experiments where people plated coins.

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:welcome: The mint started plating them in mid 1982. Your coin was probably plated post mint. It probably weighs a heavy 3.11 grams.
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