1982 Penny Is This A Small Date?

They look like large date to me.

Thanks

SD and LD 1982 exist, eh?

Do they exist in both compositions or just one of them?

On the small date the 8 and 2 appear to be about half the size of the 9. In 1982 there is the all Copper SD & LD for the Phily Mint, D mint is normal, same with the S Mint Proof. For the Plated ones in 82 there is the SD & LD for both the Phily Mint and the Denver Mint.

I always looked at the '8' to determine a small date because the top circle is much smaller than the bottom circle on a small date and they are pretty much the same size on a large date. I never used the '2' as a marker, but I just checked some of mine and I see that the bottom of the '2' looks 'mushy' on the large date but more sharp on the small date.

Even 30 years later, I still rarely see 1982-D cents in change, but I see lots of 'P' cents in my area. My personal observation has been about 10 large date cents for every 1 small date. Since the mintages were very high in 1982, none of these would be considered scarce.