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COPPER-PLATED ZINC CENT BLANK DISCOVERYCoin World teased an upcoming article about a very interesting antique store find - a set of Lincoln cent blanks from the manufacturer who produced planchets for the 1982
copper-plated zinc cents. -Editor
 A reader’s antique store find something of a mystery A reader found an unusual item in an antique store that no one quite recognizes. As Paul Gilkes writes in “Readers Ask,” the collector found a small package dating to about 1982 that illustrates the conversion to a new composition for the Lincoln cent that year. The item features an unplated zinc blank, a copper-plated zinc planchet, and a 1982 Lincoln copper-plated zinc cent. The package was labeled as being from Ball Metal & Chemical Division, the producer of the planchets. Gilkes contacted several authorities, including Jarden Zinc Products, which was spun out of Ball some years ago. A firm spokesman said that no one at the company remembered the “fascinating” souvenir. We'll look forward to the full article. Nice find! -Editor
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