1982 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Cu Vs. Zn Tallies

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florida Valued Member United States 417 Posts	Posted 02/02/2013 03:09 am I have been stocking away 1982 cents with the hopes of getting a scale to weigh them all out...and that day finally came (thanks cheap scale from Amazon!). Philadelphia: Large Date Copper -- 338 Large Date Zinc -- 96 Small Date Copper -- 168 Small Date Zinc -- 91 Denver: Large Date Copper -- 103 Large Date Zinc -- 5(!) Small Date [Zinc] -- 51 Of the Denver Large Date Zinc, only two are remotely collectible and have red luster with one of those on a pitted planchet. The other three are absolute junk. I've still got tons more of these to go through, upwards of a box's worth. Report this Post to the Staff

numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 02/02/2013 08:42 am Have you been checking the 82 zincolns LD & SD for a DDR? Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 02/02/2013 10:58 am Yup, look for the big one there. DDR 82-P sm date zinc. Report this Post to the Staff
florida Valued Member United States 417 Posts	Posted 02/02/2013 3:55 pm Haven't searched them yet, but now that they're separated it'll make it easier. If I find any, this will be the first place to know :D After plopping each of them down on the scale, you start to recognize the metal sounds better. Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 02/03/2013 09:59 am Save your scale batteries and some time. Drop of glue on the zinc one. Tape or glue the straw dead center on the tongue depressor. Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 02/03/2013 10:00 am Oh, and don't forget to check all of those 83's for a copper. Report this Post to the Staff
florida Valued Member United States 417 Posts	Posted 02/05/2013 6:55 pm Been checking the 83s, but nothing so far. After seeing the listing of a BU roll of 1982-D Large Date Zinc in the recent issue of Coins Magazine for $35.00, and the fact that I feel this date and its varieties have always been looked over and written off, that all started my interest for this whole thread. Now that the 82s are all sorted, I'll be checking for the doubled dies eventually... Grand Totals (including first post numbers) as of today: Philadelphia: Large Date Copper - 1,692 Large Date Zinc - 424 Small Date Copper - 171 Small Date Zinc - 94 Denver: Large Date Copper - 509 Large Date Zinc - 25 Small Date [Zinc] - 57 Again, the Denver LDZs are horribly made with maybe five that I'll end up keeping. The Philly LDZs are much more red, and even though they're pitted, they haven't got that zinc rot going yet. Coppers are always nice, but I don't remember seeing many red Philly SDCs or Denver coppers. There were quite a few that had some wood grain starting though. Report this Post to the Staff
sab3927 Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 02/05/2013 9:08 pm Indian1, I love your straw scale! Clever. Report this Post to the Staff
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1982 LMC Cu Vs. Zn Tallies