Cresencio Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Hi Guys l just needed to ask about some of my wheat penny that l have, just wondering why morethan 3.11 is their weight and some are 3.00, the 3.00 are they struck with silver? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods020 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Cents have went through composition changes through the years, but no silver. The various compositions have weight variances. I’ll list the list below. This cent isn’t a little heavy. I think the variance is +\- .13 grams, but a copper expert will soon correct that if it’s wrong. Are you certain your scale is accurate? Even if it is a little heavy I don’t think that is enough out of tolerance to be worth a premium, but others may correct that. Bronze Lincoln Cents Dates: 1909-1942, 1947-1962, 2009Composition: 95% copper, 5% tin and zincWeight: 3.11 gramsDiameter: 19 mm Zinc Coated Steel Lincoln Cents Date: 1943Composition: steel coated with zincWeight: 2.70 gramsDiameter: 19 mm Copper Lincoln Cents Dates: 1944-1946, 1962-1982Composition: 95% copper, 5% zincWeight: 3.11 gramsDiameter: 19 mm GBrad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods020 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Oh and after 1982 they are copper plated zinc weighing 2.5 grams. I left that little nugget out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 3.11g is the target weight on a Lincoln copper cent. There is an acceptable tolerance of .12 g so anything between 2.99g and 3.23g is acceptable. All of your coins fall within this range. Woods020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cresencio Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 Hi Greenstang thanks for your help, regards the weight for Wheat penny 2.99 to 3.23g are still acceptable and there was no error or changes in composition right that happened if that case right and anything morethan 3.23 and lessthan 2.99 are those considered error or worn? Sorry just want to clarify.. thanks really appreciate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cresencio Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Woods020 said: Cents have went through composition changes through the years, but no silver. The various compositions have weight variances. I’ll list the list below. This cent isn’t a little heavy. I think the variance is +\- .13 grams, but a copper expert will soon correct that if it’s wrong. Are you certain your scale is accurate? Even if it is a little heavy I don’t think that is enough out of tolerance to be worth a premium, but others may correct that. Bronze Lincoln Cents Dates: 1909-1942, 1947-1962, 2009Composition: 95% copper, 5% tin and zincWeight: 3.11 gramsDiameter: 19 mm Zinc Coated Steel Lincoln Cents Date: 1943Composition: steel coated with zincWeight: 2.70 gramsDiameter: 19 mm Copper Lincoln Cents Dates: 1944-1946, 1962-1982Composition: 95% copper, 5% zincWeight: 3.11 gramsDiameter: 19 mm Hi woods Thanks for the info, Regarding the scale yes it is callibrated just came accross with my wheat penny and l notice those 1944-58 mostly more than 3.11 - 3.19 and from 1909-1939 mostly between 2.70 - 3.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods020 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 20 minutes ago, Cresencio said: Hi woods Thanks for the info, Regarding the scale yes it is callibrated just came accross with my wheat penny and l notice those 1944-58 mostly more than 3.11 - 3.19 and from 1909-1939 mostly between 2.70 - 3.00 The earlier cents must be worn from circulation. They went on a circulation diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookMunshi5 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) I have some of the collectible coins my grandfather gave me. Some of these coins are very rare, but some are very cheap. For example, one day, my wife wanted a smart body scale, and I exchanged one coin from my collection for this scale https://www.vont.com/product/smart-scale-bathroom-scale-weight-scale/ . I want to sell this collection in a few years to build a house for my children. One appraiser said that my collection is very expensive. If I add some money, I could buy a house in a nice neighborhood. And I have a stamp collection and plan to join the philatelic club. Edited July 26, 2022 by BrookMunshi5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/20/2022 at 8:52 AM, BrookMunshi5 said: I have some of the collectible coins my grandfather gave me. Some of these coins are very rare, but some are very cheap. Members would probably like to hear about both the rare and the cheap. Post some nice clear photos and tell us about the collection. GBrad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
