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1983 d copper penny.
Given the discovery of the 1983 copper cent the existence of a 1983 d copper cent is also possible.
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Few coins from the memorial cent series have caught the attention of non collectors or even the media s.
Regular production 1983 d cents should be copper plated zinc.
So if you find a 1983 copper penny that weighs say 3 05 grams don t spend it thinking it s too light to be a copper penny it just might be the real mccoy.
However if any coin in this series should the 1983 copper cent would be a very good candidate.
Cents were struck on solid brass planchets a coin with a potential value of 15 000 20 000 or more based on past sales.
In the case of the rare 1983 d copper penny it weighs 3 0 grams which is within the 0 13 gram plus or minus tolerance permitted for the traditional copper pennies.
You need to weigh every 1983 penny and look for this rare penny worth money.
When copper lincoln memorial pennies were being minted for circulation before 1982 they consisted of 95 copper 5 zinc.
A first thought is that this copper 1983 d could be a coin struck on a planchet left over from early 1982 production or earlier when u s.
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