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Pillar of the Community
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At present I am reconfiguring my Memorial cent collection. I have not included both the copper and the zinc varieties. Do you guys think that I should just be happy with a BU P&D or should both types be included? Thanks! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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If your collection is just a date/mint mark set, then there is no reason to include all of the 1982 varieties. If you have other major varieties like the 1960 small/large dates, then it would be appropriate to include them. It is really a matter of personal preference on how you want to build your collection.
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biokemist6- thanks for the input. Honestly I mainly have just included date & mint mark combos in the set. IT just seemed as though this is a quite noted variety so it sort of seemed a bit more necessary for inclusion in a set.
Edited by Archraz
08/02/2008 11:15 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm builing my set in the whitman folder which has slots for all the 82 varieties, so of course I am including them. The D zincs are all I need to fill the 75 to date folder.
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Valued Member
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Of course the whitmans are Lincoln cents not just memorials if you go back far enough. To actually call it a complete memorial set I also need the 69s and 74S. The 82 varieties are the only ones whitman has slots for.
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fiddler- the 69s and 74s were released for general circulation, right? If so, Why does the whitman folder not have a slot for those if they were circulating coins?
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IMHO, why not include them? They're relatively easy to come by, not like some of the other small dates which can be difficult to find. They are also easier to attribute than the 60 or 70. So again, why not fill those pesky holes?
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I would include them if you have the slots. Besides the small cent varieties of 1960 and 1970, the 1982-P Zinc small date is probably the rarest Lincoln Memorial cent. If you don't get it now, you'll regret having to pay a LOT more in 10 years if you decide you do want it. |
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I'd include the whole 1982 set. IMO, it's part of a complete LMC collection. It's pretty easy to "cheat" with it, you can buy the whole set pretty cheap in BU. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for the input, everyone! I think that I will include both versions of the 82.
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 In the case of the "Cent" esp. Memorial....thorough is good !...  |
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The whitman does include the 69S and 74S I meant I still need them to complete the LMC set. To summarize I need the 69S, 74S, and the 82D zinc large and small dates. What I meant was in varieties they only include the 82's. |
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Rest in Peace
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fiddler
I've a nice '69S up for trade in the trade section of the forums. I probably have the other you need as well, albeit in slightly lesser grade.
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08/03/2008 10:25 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Regardless of other coins in the set, the 82's are bit of a novelty. There are many small plastic holders made by different companies that contain all of them and some even contain the Proof. I don't think a Lincoln Cent set of any kind would be complete without those. If you have the Whitman Classic Albums they do have slots for all of them. At least all of mine do. Also, slots for all Proofs from 68 and up. I really hate the slots for the small and large 70S cents. Almost impossible to tell the difference. Someday Whitman will have slots for every variety of Lincoln Cent ever made. |
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Quote: I would include them if you have the slots. Besides the Small Cent varieties of 1960 and 1970, the 1982-P Zinc small date is probably the rarest Lincoln Memorial cent. If you don't get it now, you'll regret having to pay a LOT more in 10 years if you decide you do want it. Do you have any idea what the actual mintage was on these? I can't find anything on-line that breaks out 1982 mintage by variant... I hand-sort Lincolns for copper, so I have probably $30 face in 1982s sitting around waiting for me to get another scale. Looking at total mintages in the billions for the year, it never occurred to me that any of them might have numismatic value. |
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lanispet- I actually have devised a really simple and accurate system for figuring out which are copper and which are zinc. You just flip a coin that is copper and listen to it. It should have a higher pitched sound. Then do the same with a coin from, say the 1990s. It should be a very short "plink" sound with nearly no ring. SO just flip the 82s up and listen to see if it rings a high pitched sound or lacks a good ring.
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Posted 08/02/2008 10:11 pm
