What is PRE82?
What is a pre82? What are pre82's? Why should you care? Where should I begin?
Lincoln cents prior to 1982 were composed of 95% Cu (copper) and 5% Zn (zinc).
There was a single year (1943) that Lincoln cents were made of steel.
Copper was in short supply due to the war.
Lincoln cents made after 1982 are 97.5% Zn and 2.5% Cu.
In 1982 when copper was valued much lower, the government saw a need to discontinue making cents
from this metal. It has now been 26 years that we have had the debased coinage we are currently using.
Why not invest $0.01 (1 cent) in your future. Save your cents.
The metal value in a pre 1982 Lincoln cent is currently less than it's spending power, but not for long.
Once everyone catches on to the REAL value there IS in Lincoln cents, there will not be as many around.
Some people have already taken the hint and started saving them. You can too. Don't wait too long.
Just think of some of the countries that are currently having a problem with not having enough coin in
circulation. What countries come to mind? I know one, how about Zimbabwe. It takes $10,000,000.00
to buy bread in Zimbabwe, and there is NO coins, they have all been hoarded or melted. This could be
the future of the US dollar, who knows? SAVE THOSE CENTS.
More to come, stay tuned!
Lincoln cents prior to 1982 were composed of 95% Cu (copper) and 5% Zn (zinc).
There was a single year (1943) that Lincoln cents were made of steel.
Copper was in short supply due to the war.
Lincoln cents made after 1982 are 97.5% Zn and 2.5% Cu.
In 1982 when copper was valued much lower, the government saw a need to discontinue making cents
from this metal. It has now been 26 years that we have had the debased coinage we are currently using.
Why not invest $0.01 (1 cent) in your future. Save your cents.
The metal value in a pre 1982 Lincoln cent is currently less than it's spending power, but not for long.
Once everyone catches on to the REAL value there IS in Lincoln cents, there will not be as many around.
Some people have already taken the hint and started saving them. You can too. Don't wait too long.
Just think of some of the countries that are currently having a problem with not having enough coin in
circulation. What countries come to mind? I know one, how about Zimbabwe. It takes $10,000,000.00
to buy bread in Zimbabwe, and there is NO coins, they have all been hoarded or melted. This could be
the future of the US dollar, who knows? SAVE THOSE CENTS.
More to come, stay tuned!
I appreciate your info about the penny. I recently started saving my pre 82's. I have even seen machines that separate them, but I cant imagine having a dozen 55 gallon drums full! (I'll stick to buying silver) Anyway, about the "steel" penny, I have one of those 1943 pennies stuck to a magnet on my fridge, and the current zinc ones are not magnetic. Are you sure about the 1943's composition?
Thanks Bob. I appreciate your help! I am glad to hear your saving cents. I realized you are 100% right and changed my wording.
The 1943's may have been zinc plated. I don't spend as much time on here as I should. Thanks again.
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