1982 Large Date Zinc Maybe Double Die And 1969 S Penny

so the 1982 penny made of zinc isn't worth only a penny. not true from what I gathered. it weighs 2.5 grams not 3.1 like the normal ones do

2.5 grams is normal weight for the zinc plated with copper cent. 3.1 grams is normal for copper cents.

1982 was the year they introduced the zinc cents part way through the year. So both materials were used. The production run was higher as well to prevent hoarding I think.

Also my be wrong, but the mint had to rework new dies in as the newly introduced zinc coins had issues striking up or filling the older dies, which slowed production. That's how the small and large dates came into play for both materials used. Thanks, Doug.