About Dan Moore Expertise My strong familiarity with all U.S. Mint coins, extensive reference library,
and close relationships with many other dealers allows me to identify just
about any coin made in the USA. I receive regular updates to all the current
price guides -- both wholesale & retail -- to provide accurate values. So,
with a good description or pictures, I should be able to identify and value
any U.S. coin you have.
Experience I've been a coin dealer since the 1980's and a coin collector since the 1960's. I specialize in U.S. Silver Coins and have an active online website -- The Working Man's Rare Coins -- http://www.workingmancoins.com -- offering information and inventory in U.S. coins.
Organizations I belong to :
American Numismatic Association Member #187770
Michigan State Numismatic Society Member #8255
Florida United Numismatics Member #19710
Monroe Coin Club Treasurer
Lincoln Coin Club Board Member
WINS Member #14
CoinMasters Member #1814
Frequently Asked Questions :
I have created a Frequently Asked Questions page on my website, where you may be able to get an immediate answer to your question. You can find the page here : http://www.workingmancoins.com/FAQ/index.htm
Question How is the 2.5% by weight copper clad attached to the zinc penny? Is it attached before or after the coin is struck? Is it possible to find pennies in circulation that have somehow skipped the copper cladding process? If so, what might such a penny be worth?
Answer Andre,
All coins are originally cut from long strips of metal. For all coins except pennies, this is done at the mint. Pennies are the only coin that the mint has a fabricator make the blanks for them.
The pennies are cut from a ling strip of zinc. These zinc blanks are then copper plated. The blanks are then sent to the mint for striking.
Sometimes the pennies miss the copper plating process, resulting in the zinc penny. These are actually more common than you might think. I get asked about them all the time.
You can find these missing-clad-layer errors on eBay and at coin shows all the time, selling for a couple dollars apiece.
Info about the minting process can be found here :
