Zincoln

English

Etymology

Blend of zinc +‎ Lincoln.

Noun

Zincoln (plural Zincolns)

1. (numismatic slang) A Lincoln cent produced after 1982, made from copper-plated zinc rather than its earlier composition of 95% copper.
   • 2006 August 14, Amistad, “Triple play”, in rec.collecting.coins‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-12-03:

     Not infrequently, one of us will spot a Zincoln lying on the sidewalk or street, and pick it up. Today, I spotted a dime and scooped it up. Later she found a Zincoln, and ere we had traveled much further, I snagged a Jefferson. To which I feel compelled to cry in a voice both loud and long -- "Hey! This is fun!" :-)

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Zincoln.

Coordinate terms

• wheatie
• wheat penny