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Bedrock of the Community
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I'd like to see others' opinions on it here, first. Can you post a full pic of the reverse and maybe a closeup of the date/mm?
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
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I would keep the coin in a very safe place until a determination is made of exactly what it is.
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Pillar of the Community
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Date and MM look to be similar to OP I can't do all that fancy things that crazyb0 and coop can but some of you can to me and my overlay looks to be similar but I have been wrong more then right on everything but just my opinion  |
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new to this but I have 2 1982 D mint penny's are they small dates? 
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Pillar of the Community
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Mommy no both large dates but please start your own thread next time see how your 2 is closer to the rim and the 2 is diffrent then the original coin?
Edited by Mrzllewellyn
11/07/2017 6:45 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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When you see them side by side you will see, it is not just the date that is different.  1. Devices are smaller. 2. The bust is smaller. 3. More space under the motto for the top of the head. 4. The date is further centered. 5. There is more space between the 'Y' on LIBERTY and the bust on the small dates. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I got tired of looking at the original sideways pic, so I messed with it a bit:  Here's a closeup of the date/mm (at the original angle of course, just rotated):  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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New Member
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Best I can do  |
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New Member
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And another one for good measure  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with Spruett, it sure looks like a SD and definitely worth looking into further, it could be the real deal.
Caliber your scale and do another weight test,also do a magnet test.
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New Member
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I have done both I calibrated the scale and it weighs the same as before and the magnet had no effect on it what so ever so who do I contact about further confirmation?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I PMed Koinpro (Ken Potter) a couple days ago to take a look but, I haven't heard anything. I believe he would be the best person to get an opinion from before submitting it. His direct email can be found at the end of his article on the first '82-D SD copper found: http://www.numismaticnews.net/artic...copper-foundAs 11997755 suggested, keep it safe until a final expert determination can be had. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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11/08/2017 11:57 pm
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Alas the ugly truth bites me in my behind I couldnt rest untill I got more info on the coin and took it to another collector to have it weighed the end result is not good 2.5 I even bought another make model scale and the same however I do have several more 1982d that weigh the 3.1 just they appear to be large dates as well as a 1983d 3.1 sorry folks I am at a loss for words here
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Pillar of the Community
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The metallic composition and obverse master hub changes ultimately led to the creation of seven different types of 1982 business-strike Lincoln cents, including:  1982 brass large date 1982 brass small date 1982 zinc large date 1982 zinc small date 1982-D brass large date 1982-D zinc large date 1982-D zinc small date "The best scale to use for weighing your 1982 cents is one that measures down to at least the tenth of a gram," he says; brass 1982 cents weigh 3.11 grams whereas the zinc cents come in at just 2.5 grams. He says tipping balance scales also make it easy to tell brass cents apart from zinc." https://coinweek.com/education/coin...ges-rewards/If your Small Date 82-D does weigh 3.11 grams, you may indeed have something. http://www.numismaticnews.net/artic...copper-foundEdited by oih82w8
11/09/2017 08:38 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Did that 1983 D weigh 3.1 on the same scale that you 82 D small date now weighed 2.5? Because an 83 D that weighs 3.1 grams is very valuable too. I think we need some fresh batteries in all the scales and calibrate them with a KNOWN weight standard and then try weighing the coins again on BOTH scales. If they still disagree then we need several more sets of scales to reach a consensus of which scale is wrong.
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