Posted 10/29/2018 11:54 am
Large date dies were optimized for striking 95% copper, small date for zinc. Both mints had large and small date dies, and both used the remainder of their large date dies after the switch in November 1982. In theory, the Denver mint cleared out all of the 95% planchets BEFORE loading the small date dies.
Nobody can really explain the existence of either the '82-D small date in copper, or the '83-D in copper, if the machines really were cleared out. To the best of my knowledge, the '82-D small date in 95% is unique. I think it sold for something on the order of $20,000.
There are no premiums for the 7 normal varieties, although I suspect that stunning BU zinc cents from that year would have the greatest potential - people don't realize just how scarce 1982 zinc cents are, compared to the copper.
Nobody can really explain the existence of either the '82-D small date in copper, or the '83-D in copper, if the machines really were cleared out. To the best of my knowledge, the '82-D small date in 95% is unique. I think it sold for something on the order of $20,000.
There are no premiums for the 7 normal varieties, although I suspect that stunning BU zinc cents from that year would have the greatest potential - people don't realize just how scarce 1982 zinc cents are, compared to the copper.
