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Valued Member
United States
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I'm soo confused so I'm throwing it out. I have a 1982 no mint so P that weighs 2.51 so zinc. Keep It? There is soo much "stuff" out there!! LOL thanks |
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Moderator
 United States
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Unless it has a high grade or you need it for a collection, it sounds like a spender to me.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
Hi Kulman..  ..to CCF can you post a photo? |
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Valued Member
 United States
176 Posts |
Did a scan, my coin photo skills need some work :).   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
997 Posts |
Until this year pennies did not have mint marks when minted in Philidelphia. The penny you have is worth approximately 1 cent.
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Valued Member
United States
176 Posts |
Oh yeah, the no mint=P I know. I'm trying to understand the scarcity/value add in keeping certain mints in regards to small vs large vs zinc, bronze, copper.
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Valued Member
United States
449 Posts |
large date ick  small dates are the good ones! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
Kulman....and yes, there is SO much to learn with this hobby. Been at it 40 plus years and still learning.  But is is FUN! |
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Valued Member
United States
110 Posts |
From the results of a my survey a few years ago, I would recommend saving shiny 1982 SDC, SDZ, LDZ-D, and SDZ-D for a few decades (+), and test the market demand then.
The results of my survey were a little inconclusive, due to the apparent regionally biased (statistically skewed) distribution of the 1982 one-cent.
Edited by pocketchange2
05/12/2017 2:34 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3323 Posts |
OK, somebody set me straight, pleez. I always thought that the mint changed a design feature on a coin when there was a "major" change in the composition of the coin (i.e., copper to Cu/Zn). Is this the case? If so, why didn't they strike the copper cents with the large date and zinc with the small date? Too much trouble keeping track? No one cared (or cares for that matter)?
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Or, maybe it was the fact that a new master die was created... I read about that a few minutes ago. What exactly determines the change in the size of the date?
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Those 1982 Cents are fun to collect. Any of them. I probably have several hundred not even sorted out yet for large, small dates and Cu or whatever those other ones are.
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