Tmoney11 Posted Sunday at 08:32 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:32 PM Is this what we call copper clad missing? And if so does it make the coin any more valuable or better off keeping for example? Sure it doesn’t make it much more the current value but let me hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted Sunday at 08:53 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:53 PM Cents since 1982 aren't clad. They are plated. The concept of a coin missing a clad layer applies only to 1965 and after dimes, quarters, etc., which are referred to as "clad" coins on which outer layers of copper nickel alloy are bonded to an inner core of pure copper. The cents are composed of nearly pure zinc that has been electroplated with a very thin layer of pure copper. Your poorly lit images seem to be of a normal, circulated 1993-D cent with some light surface corrosion. If the copper were missing, the whole coin would be a light gray color. From what books and other resources are you getting your information about coins? powermad5000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmoney11 Posted Sunday at 09:06 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 09:06 PM Sorry for lighting and I will google when out and about which is what I did and clearly used wrong terminology. This is very dark cent and doesn’t appear if any plating was ever on this one. If worn that much where plating would be off it is in good shape for wearing that 100% off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmoney11 Posted Sunday at 09:20 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 09:20 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted Sunday at 10:07 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:07 PM With copper prices at their zenith lately, I don't know how much longer this newfangled imposter -- copper electroplated mascara -- will last before it is scrapped for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Greenstang Posted Sunday at 10:08 PM Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 10:08 PM If it was missing the copper, it would weigh less and show a weaker strike. Also it would be a zinc colour. I think what you have is darkly toned cent caused by environmental toning. Sandon, Tmoney11 and powermad5000 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted Monday at 04:16 AM Share Posted Monday at 04:16 AM I second and third the motions on environmental toning. That is what I see that has happened to this cent. Remember that copper can be very reactive in certain environments. There are many of these copper plated zinc cents that turn brown over time depending on what environment they were exposed of. These more modern ones will turn more to a dark brown due to the nature of the plating versus the chocolate brown found on many of the Lincoln Wheat Cents, but even some of those turn black as I have a couple of them that turned so black they look like someone colored them with a Sharpie. Once again, remember just because it looks different, doesn't automatically make it to be some kind of error. Tmoney11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
