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Pillar of the Community
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only a question.I been weighing all my 1981"s and 1983 pennies.just wondering if it is possible to find a 1981 Zink.I know they started the Zink in 1982....I had(but misplaced ) a 1981 that weight 3.00 gr.Is this still a proper weight for a 1981 copper? Thanks for any info on this  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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3.00 is still ok for a copper. And I've never heard of a zinc 81...but keep checking, maybe you'll be a discoverer.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks :)....one more question ...Are all Large date 1982"s copper?All Small date 1982"s Zink?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Copper 1982 LD, 1982D LD, 1982 SD
Zinc 1982 LD, 1982D LD, 1982 SD, 1982D SD
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thank you numismo...So which one of the 1982"s is the rare copper? 1982D SD?
I read somewere one of the 1982"s copper are rare....just dont remember which one..
any idea?
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Rest in Peace
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None are rare. The 82 SD Zinc is the best of the bunch in MS 65.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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lol...ok...I just have so many 82"s in that bunch I got from the bank.And I remember reading something about a rare 82 copper.Just coulden't remember were I read it and which one they were talking about.Thanks a lot for the info :)
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Pillar of the Community
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An 82-D small date copper would be rare because they didn't make any for circulation...that's another one you can weigh.
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Moderator
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To show the 1982 group, here is a package & set I picked up years ago.   |
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To my knowledge there are no KNOWN examples of 1981 cents struck on zinc planchets. That doesn't mean there isn't one, that just means nobody has ever found one and reported it.
The real answer is that it is very highly unlikely that they exist. Reason being, the mint didn't receive delivery on the zinc planchets until after mid-year in 1982. It would have been rather impossible for them to have struck a coin on a planchet they didn't have in 1981.
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New Member
United States
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Of the ~$25FV of 1982s that I've sorted/recorded, the varieties occured at these approximate values (taking into consideration that I'm in the Midwest re: P/D distribution):
82-d cu LD - 52.56%
82-p cu LD - 23.91%
82-p zn LD - 10.06%
82-d zn SD - 8.18%
82-d zn LD - 2.43%
82-p cu SD - 1.53%
82-p zn SD - 1.33%
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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry for the dumb question, but do 82D copper small dates exist?
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Pillar of the Community
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No, they do not. None have been found that we know of.Since 1983 coppers have been found, there is always the possibility. |
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None have been found that we know of.Since 1983 coppers have been found, there is always the possibility. Fair enough! |
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United States
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Had to show off "Someone's 83":) Hope that they do not mind. I know I wouldn't. And by the way, no harm in looking for the 1982-D copper small date. At one time this coin pictured never existed either.  |
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Posted 07/19/2012 4:12 pm
