1982 Small Date No Mint 3.08 Weight

thank u for the information I wasn't sure saw another post about it thought I would check

yep, this is a normal very common small date copper cent.

There are actually 7 varieties for 1982 Lincoln cents plus the single proof (1982 S) is a Large Date Copper Proof only 3.11g. You will notice from the image that its only the 1982-D small date that is only in zinc, and so if found on copper its a rare error with only two examples found. The others all can be found on BOTH zinc and copper planchets normally and only valuable in certain cases like a very high condition such as if you look at PCGS or NGC website price guide for the highest grades, or has some other reason like its found to have another variety or error. Copper weight around 3.11g while Zinc weight around 2.5g. So the short answer is no because your coin is in circulated condition. If its copper you can however start a small collection to keep those as they are at least worth more than 1c (3 cents or so) and maybe even go higher in the next decade.