Rare 1983 Bronze Cent Discovered
Yet another 1983 solid copper-alloy bronze Lincoln cent has been discovered. It was found by Ernie Gesner of Oregon, who hoards pre-1982 (and 1982) copper cents for their melt value. While he did not start out as a collector per se, last year he consulted a copy of my book , co-authored with me by Dr. Brian Allen. Gesner took noteof our listing for the 1983 Bronze cent discovered by the late Billy Crawford and started searching for one, being
