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Uncoated Zinc
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Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:53 pmby Chief
Okay, today I found an uncoated 1983 zinc. Nice, bright shiny platinum Lincoln. Recently I've also found a blank zinc planchet. What other oddities besides the blank copper planchet do I still need to find?
Also, what value might an uncoated 1983 zinc in Au condition bring? What about the zinc planchet?
Thanks
Re: Uncoated Zinc
Posted:
Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:54 pmby Corsair
It may have been coated with zinc powder in a science experiment.
Re: Uncoated Zinc
Posted:
Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:43 pmby Chief
How does one tell the difference?
Re: Uncoated Zinc
Posted:
Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:23 pmby timmus0382
I took my zinc penny to the coin dealer and he told me it was chrome plated after he looked at it through a magnifying glass
Re: Uncoated Zinc
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Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:04 pmby biglouddrunk
If it was shinny it was nickel or nickel/chrome plated. Un-protected zinc will tarnish pretty fast. An unplated zincoln would look dull. All the zinc plated bolts and fitting you see at the hardware store all have been chromate dipped which puts a thin layer of chromium on the surface protecting the zinc.