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Just roll hunting, came across a 1982-D Penny ,it weight's 2.5g,the other other 82-D weighting at 3.2 ! what is that mean?
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Some of those were made with mostly zinc and some with mostly copper. See US Coin facts (from the column on the left.) There are -- I believe -- some varieties on these that also include the size of the date so...  |
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Yes, that was the year that composition was changed in Lincoln cents. Also, there were small date and large date cents, so in all there were 7 varieties. Copper (95% copper 5% zinc) Phila large date, Phila small date, and Denver large date (but, no D sm date). Zinc (97.6% zinc 2.4% copper coating) Phila large date, Phila small date, Denver large date, and Denver small date.
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Yes, There are 7 official 1982 penny varieties... And an 8th was 'discovered' in 2016. Not sure if it is considered official... In 1982, the mint half way through the year changed from the copper to the zinc metal. The copper weighs approx 3.1 grams and the zincs weigh 2.5. So copper philidelphia and copper denver; zinc philidelphia and zinc denver = 4 varieties. Then a date variety was found. The originals were called the large dates and the new variety were called small dates. There were copper philidelphias, zinc philidelphias, and zinc denvers found with the new smaller date. Recently, in 2016, someone has claimed to find the copper denver in the new smaller date giving a total of 8 varieties. The nicer quality ones can get a premium price. Check out ebay... |
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Chase, that's a 1982 Denver small date zinc cent. The 1982 D large date was minted in both copper and plated zinc. The rare one you want is the 1982 Denver small date in copper. I believe only one is known, and it was found late last year.
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See the bubbles covering both sides? Those are plating blisters, something you would expect to find on a 1980s Zincoln but not an alloy cent.
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is 2.8g on 1984-P normal weight variation ?
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03/17/2017 3:10 pm
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Possible but not normal. Maximum weight to still be within legal tolerance is 2.63 grams
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Here's PCGS OFFICIAL 8 coin issues for 1982. PLEASE NOTE: 8th listed variety is the S Proof NOT the 1982D small date discussed on another recent thread!  |
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Thank you for providing all the references,
Here is my last question: I am still uncertain as to which is considered Large and which Small date,is the coin pictured above a LARGE date?
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03/17/2017 6:44 pm
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Here's another reference for you: http://www.lincolncentresource.com/...es/1982.html It's been a while since I read it, but there are a few things to look out for. The easiest way for me is to check out the two. In the small date (your coin above), there is what I call a "belly" on the bottom left of the two. In the large date, the two is more of one slight curve, without the "belly" bulge. |
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Look here for some great pics comparing large and small dates: http://goccf.com/t/276247Just looking at the W, I'd guess you have a small date. |
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